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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
Dry spell raises drought worries The above-normal temperatures are expected to continue into next week, reaching the low 90s on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The severity of droughts, flooding, all of that will get worse.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
With Fritz’s loss, the American drought at majors will now officially stretch back 23 years to Andy Roddick at the 2003 US Open.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Plants have a delicate appearance, but tolerate drought once established.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2025
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The severity of droughts, flooding, all of that will get worse.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
With Fritz’s loss, the American drought at majors will now officially stretch back 23 years to Andy Roddick at the 2003 US Open.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Plants have a delicate appearance, but tolerate drought once established.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drought
Noun
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But in the Midwest and the Northeast, where the housing shortage remains most acute, prices have kept high.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Developers face rising costs, labor shortages, and supply constraints.—
Maurice Obeid,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Trump’s encouragement of Walker was enough to spur him into the race, though Republicans as a whole were hesitant, given Walker’s lack of experience and standing as an unknown quantity among GOP voters.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Traditional data lakes can store raw data at scale but lack quality controls, while warehouses enforce structure but struggle with unstructured or fast changing data.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Drought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drought. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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