1
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
Most significantly, a birth dearth gave rise to a rapidly aging population.
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Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
There’s no dearth of evil Imperial thugs in Andor — however, one character who seems to exist in a complicated moral gray is Lonni Jung (Robert Emms), a fellow ISB officer who attends Partagaz’s closed-door briefings alongside Dedra but relays the Empire’s plans to Luthen in secret.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
Ever the entomologist, Tallamy noticed a dearth of insects and birds on his property and wondered why, which started his investigation into the native plants that once dominated his land.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
In a statement provided by her attorney to THR, Smith denied the claims of abuse, arduous working hours and dearth of appropriate compensation and said that Rockelle had appeared in several accusers’ videos without payment or common labor protections.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
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Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
There’s no dearth of evil Imperial thugs in Andor — however, one character who seems to exist in a complicated moral gray is Lonni Jung (Robert Emms), a fellow ISB officer who attends Partagaz’s closed-door briefings alongside Dedra but relays the Empire’s plans to Luthen in secret.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
Ever the entomologist, Tallamy noticed a dearth of insects and birds on his property and wondered why, which started his investigation into the native plants that once dominated his land.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
In a statement provided by her attorney to THR, Smith denied the claims of abuse, arduous working hours and dearth of appropriate compensation and said that Rockelle had appeared in several accusers’ videos without payment or common labor protections.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dearth
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In their open letter this spring, former weather service directors warned that severe staffing shortages at local weather service offices could lead to less accurate and detailed forecasts this summer.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
19 May 2025
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The Philadelphia air traffic control facility that handles flights at Newark is also experiencing a staffing shortage.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
19 May 2025
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The defendants insisted there was no conspiracy and that NASL’s lack of recognition as a D1 or D2 league reflected its failure to meet objective metrics, including minimum stadium seating capacity, number of teams and time zone coverage.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 May 2025
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The lack of movement in the Mainland market shows that domestic issues, as opposed to foreign matters, are weighing on local sentiment.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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In the absence of friction, contemporary bio-pics are just a series of boring victory laps.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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Threats from Trump that Washington could withdraw from the diplomatic process in the absence of an imminent resolution have raised concerns that the White House might diminish its critical military and humanitarian support for Ukraine.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
19 May 2025
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“Dearth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dearth. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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