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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
During droughts, people are often forced to use unsafe water, which also increases the risk of eye infections.
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Sanket Jain, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
And the Amazon basin has notched its lowest water levels on record amid two straight years of extreme drought — the worst since records began being kept in 1950.
—Stephanie Elam, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
This extended drought, as with most of the Warriors’ dry spells in this series, came against Houston’s tricky zone with Steven Adams on the floor.
—Anthony Slater, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Thursday snapped a 14-game homer-less drought for Soto, who recorded an RBI for the first time in 10 games.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
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Sanket Jain, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
And the Amazon basin has notched its lowest water levels on record amid two straight years of extreme drought — the worst since records began being kept in 1950.
—Stephanie Elam, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
This extended drought, as with most of the Warriors’ dry spells in this series, came against Houston’s tricky zone with Steven Adams on the floor.
—Anthony Slater, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Thursday snapped a 14-game homer-less drought for Soto, who recorded an RBI for the first time in 10 games.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drought
Noun
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At least five controllers took 45 days of trauma leave after the incident, leading to a staffing shortage that canceled and delayed more than a thousand flights.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
19 May 2025
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The Philadelphia air traffic control facility that handles flights at Newark is also experiencing a staffing shortage.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
19 May 2025
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The defendants insisted there was no conspiracy and that NASL’s lack of recognition as a D1 or D2 league reflected its failure to meet objective metrics, including minimum stadium seating capacity, number of teams and time zone coverage.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 May 2025
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The lack of movement in the Mainland market shows that domestic issues, as opposed to foreign matters, are weighing on local sentiment.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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“Drought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drought. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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