Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insufficiences
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Aside from not having Worthy, the most significant concern for the Chiefs coming out of Brazil was deficiencies in the pass defense, which saw Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert throw for 318 yards and three touchdowns.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025 -
The 2024 report is based on information from 77,688 containers inspected, where 8,850 were found to have deficiencies.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Global South's innovation ecosystem shows us that technology can emerge from and serve local needs.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Given City’s soft centre has come from a failure to cope with counter-attacks and a lack of pace to defend in a high line, Khusanov may just be the blunt force antidote Guardiola needs.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 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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But Davies’s film has a patience and lightness of touch that Scorsese’s lacks, as well as a note-perfect lead in Gillian Anderson.—
Elle Carroll,
Vulture,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The current Razorback defenders are well aware of the shortcomings in last year’s game.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
12 Sep. 2025
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The shoddy work and questionable conclusions of that report were so extensive that an analysis of it required over 450 pages to detail all of its shortcomings.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Debates surrounding its future intensified in the 2000s, as DFW’s ballooning population laid bare the long-term inadequacies of its water reserves.—
Eleanor Dearman
Updated August 15,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Aug. 2025
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As sheriff of Baltimore City, I am compelled to raise the alarm on court security funding inadequacies.—
Sam Cogen,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Aug. 2025
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Questions also remain about the fate of Bay Area transit agencies, which are facing budget shortfalls and serious service reductions if unaddressed.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Due to funding shortfalls and the size of the project it was not dedicated in New York until October 28, 1886.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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Both levels are far above EU rules demanding that individual members’ deficits should not exceed 3% of GDP, while their public debt should not surpass 60% of economic output.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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The European Union has a 3% limit on budget deficits for countries that use the euro.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While the painters might have been from different worlds — Nicholson was born in 1893 and resided in Cumbria, while Cranston, born in 1969, lives in Scotland — their work both revels in intimacy’s imperfections.—
Violet Goldstone,
Footwear News,
9 Sep. 2025
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In other words, how do the imperfections of real-world surveillance alter our ability to identify the best action?—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Insufficiences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insufficiences. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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