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also drouth
as in shortage
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
there's been a drought of good movies this year
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Recent Examples of drought
Williams ended the drought with a layup off a dime from Arnold, and Strong began to heat up with six of her points coming in the third quarter alone.
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
Avoid mixing thirsty plants with drought resilient plants, shade plants with sun plants.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Thankfully, the long drought has finally come to an end.
—Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2026
These drought tolerant plants do not compete with roses for water and nutrients.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
Avoid mixing thirsty plants with drought resilient plants, shade plants with sun plants.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Thankfully, the long drought has finally come to an end.
—Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2026
These drought tolerant plants do not compete with roses for water and nutrients.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drought
Noun
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Progress in robotics Agility’s humanoid robot, Digit, has already entered the market, demonstrating its readiness to tackle the labor shortage in factories and warehouses.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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Fuel prices in Asia have surged in recent days as processors reduce activity rates due to a shortage of crude, while state-of-the-art refineries in the Middle East cut production as storage runs out.—
Nicholas Lua,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Its only post office is in danger of closing due to lack of funding, and fliers are posted up on lamp posts asking for financial support from the community.—
Xuan Juliana Wang,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Lakewood police were heavily criticized for their handling of the investigation into Gratton’s death, including for using her deadname and for an overall lack of transparency about the investigation.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Drought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drought. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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