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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
The Paris Agreement temperature goals were based on scientific assessments of how each increment of global warming fuels worse heatwaves, droughts and wildfires.
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CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
As the world’s climate warms and droughts and water shortages are becoming more common, farmers are struggling to produce enough food.
—Huma Tariq Malik, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2025
And what happens if one nation’s cooling efforts trigger droughts in another?
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
As the world’s climate warms and droughts and water shortages are becoming more common, farmers are struggling to produce enough food.
—Huma Tariq Malik, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2025
And what happens if one nation’s cooling efforts trigger droughts in another?
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for droughts
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China’s apparent surge in missile production comes as the US expends sophisticated defense systems in Ukraine and Israel, causing some ammunition shortages and sparking debate in Washington about how and where to deploy its high-end weapons.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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When staffing shortages occur, the FAA will reduce the flow of air traffic to maintain safety.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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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 14 Nov. 2025.
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