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also drouths
as in shortages
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 droughts
Why coffee prices are rising Coffee prices have surged over the past year as droughts and heavy rain have reduced harvests in major growing countries like Brazil and Vietnam.
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Mike Winters, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
That the people here are all flash and no substance, all smiles and no sincerity, as photogenic as the Pacific at sunset and as shallow as the Los Angeles River during one of our somehow constant historic droughts.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
As global temperatures continue to increase, droughts all over the world are becoming more frequent, severe, and prolonged.
—Josh Green, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Ultimately, the offensive droughts didn’t matter because of the level of competition.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
But then, ranchers were hit with a number of serious droughts in major producing areas, forcing ranchers to reduce their cattle herds, which led to less beef and higher prices.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
In recent years, as the Amazon has experienced droughts and unpredictable flood cycles, the patterns of change residents have grown accustomed to are shifting with the sands.
—Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Hurricanes, wildfires, droughts, and floods have evolved from rare occurrences into defining regional features for America’s most coveted retirement destinations.
—Alex Ohnona, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
This allows roots to grow deeply before summer droughts arrive, making plants more resilient and drought-tolerant.
—Alice Cason, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Mike Winters, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
That the people here are all flash and no substance, all smiles and no sincerity, as photogenic as the Pacific at sunset and as shallow as the Los Angeles River during one of our somehow constant historic droughts.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
As global temperatures continue to increase, droughts all over the world are becoming more frequent, severe, and prolonged.
—Josh Green, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Ultimately, the offensive droughts didn’t matter because of the level of competition.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
But then, ranchers were hit with a number of serious droughts in major producing areas, forcing ranchers to reduce their cattle herds, which led to less beef and higher prices.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
In recent years, as the Amazon has experienced droughts and unpredictable flood cycles, the patterns of change residents have grown accustomed to are shifting with the sands.
—Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Hurricanes, wildfires, droughts, and floods have evolved from rare occurrences into defining regional features for America’s most coveted retirement destinations.
—Alex Ohnona, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
This allows roots to grow deeply before summer droughts arrive, making plants more resilient and drought-tolerant.
—Alice Cason, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for droughts
Noun
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Preparing to vote The Independence School Board voted in 2022 to implement the four-day school week for the 2023-2024 school year, citing teacher shortages.—
Ilana Arougheti
Updated October 30,
Kansas City Star,
30 Oct. 2025
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Strong expectations for earnings from key players such as Samsung and SK Hynix have lifted investor sentiment, fueled further by projections of a supercycle driven by global supply shortages in memory chips.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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So Vegas has to hope that their forward depth is strong enough to balance out where their star power lacks, relative to other contenders.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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This absence — of God, of love, of plain community spirit — is a metaphor for the whole parish, where everyone is defined by their own lacks and deficiencies, the weaknesses that cause Wicks to despise them and vow to bring down them all.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Droughts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droughts. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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