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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
Other frequent topics include weather issues such as storms and drought and weed identification.
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Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
The four-time MVP has four home runs in eight games after starting the season in a six-game homer drought.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Add it all up, and the Sharks might need a miracle over the next week to end their six-year playoff drought.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Ranchers in southern Arizona take extreme steps to combat drought
ONE LAST THING
A salt lake and a story
Most people in the West know about the Great Salt Lake in northern Utah, the super-saline remnant of ancient Lake Bonneville.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 30 Mar. 2026
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Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
The four-time MVP has four home runs in eight games after starting the season in a six-game homer drought.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Add it all up, and the Sharks might need a miracle over the next week to end their six-year playoff drought.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Ranchers in southern Arizona take extreme steps to combat drought
ONE LAST THING
A salt lake and a story
Most people in the West know about the Great Salt Lake in northern Utah, the super-saline remnant of ancient Lake Bonneville.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drought
Noun
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Police began cracking down Saturday, using pepper spray to help clear protesters at the Whitegate refinery in County Cork and vowing to remove others who were endangering critical infrastructure and public safety because gas shortages could prevent response by emergency services.—
Brian Melley,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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The International Energy Agency, S&P Global, BloombergNEF, Wood Mackenzie, and Goldman Sachs have all corroborated Grantham’s point, with the IEA projecting shortages in copper and lithium within a decade.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Last year there were a lack of women’s matches during the night sessions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Investigators believe that Obeidin fell asleep as a result of the lack of sleep from the fraternity activities.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Drought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drought. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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