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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
The western region of the United States has been in a decades-long drought that has fueled historic wildfires in recent years.
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
An and-1 layup by Marina Mabrey ended the drought to help Connecticut pull back within seven, but New York kept its foot on the gas to end the third quarter up 66-57.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2025
It had been battered by drought, underinvestment and absentee ownership.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025
More than 8 million Texans live in areas affected by drought, according the National Drought Mitigation Center.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
An and-1 layup by Marina Mabrey ended the drought to help Connecticut pull back within seven, but New York kept its foot on the gas to end the third quarter up 66-57.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2025
It had been battered by drought, underinvestment and absentee ownership.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025
More than 8 million Texans live in areas affected by drought, according the National Drought Mitigation Center.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drought
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
Noun
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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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The lack of postal addresses and official mapping further contributed to their disappearance from public records.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Drought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drought. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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