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as in shortage
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
there was a dearth of usable firewood at the campsite
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as in lack
the fact or state of being absent
the dearth of salesclerks at the shoe store annoyed us
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Recent Examples of dearth
In addition to tariff headwinds, coffee is suffering from a dearth of supply due to drought, meaning too many dollars are chasing after too few coffee beans.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 July 2025
The dearth of commercially successful films directly impacted Disneyland and new attractions slowed to a crawl.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 7 July 2025
First, its exercise of power is weakened by its dearth of strategy.
—Hal Brands, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
In a separate issue also related to a dearth of funding, the Family and Social Services Administration has also brought back the waitlist for child care vouchers for low-income families.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 July 2025
The dearth of commercially successful films directly impacted Disneyland and new attractions slowed to a crawl.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 7 July 2025
First, its exercise of power is weakened by its dearth of strategy.
—Hal Brands, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
In a separate issue also related to a dearth of funding, the Family and Social Services Administration has also brought back the waitlist for child care vouchers for low-income families.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dearth
Noun
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The idea for Draft One came from staffing shortages that Axon’s police department clients were facing, Isner said.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
12 Aug. 2025
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Companies are experimenting with deep-sea tech to produce cheaper fresh water From Cape Town to Tehran to Lima to Phoenix, dozens of cities across the globe have experienced water shortages recently.—
Vanessa Bates Ramirez,
Scientific American,
11 Aug. 2025
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Another driver of instability is the lack of details about the trade agreements that have so far been reached.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
17 Aug. 2025
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Feeding those intrusive thoughts was a lack of precedent.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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The ceremony last year stirred controversy because of the absence of the U.S. ambassador and other Western envoys in response to the Japanese city’s refusal to invite officials from Israel.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025
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In the absence of moonlight, a single observer might see 45 to 90 meteors per hour on the peak night, a number that sadly cannot be hoped to be approached in 2025.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Dearth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dearth. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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