Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insufficiences
Noun
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Rocha also has language deficiencies and has low cognitive functioning, testing with an IQ of 81 as a child, according to Reynolds.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
3 Oct. 2025 -
The team had clear deficiencies going into October.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Inside the modular building the women once used are changing rooms, office space and briefing rooms, and United are planning for further development to suit academy needs.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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In an era when streaming subscribers pick their own viewing hours, every program is watched by individual consumers at different times of day, in different geographic regions and with different interests and needs.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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Like countless generations before them, today’s young adults are subject to what feels like a constant barrage of headlines bemoaning their generational shortcomings.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
3 Oct. 2025
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General manager Brian Cashman tepidly acknowledged the those shortcomings a few days later, but his actions spoke louder than words.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Yet fortunes have turned more recently, with on-field inadequacies slowly but surely eating into off-field resources.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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The Department of Revenue hasn’t done any calculations about how the state would or could adjust to shortfalls and changes due to federal cuts, a spokesperson said.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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The World Food Program warned that rising violence by armed groups in Port-au-Prince is restricting humanitarian access and pushing families deeper into hunger as extreme funding shortfalls force the food agency to slash rations and suspend programs.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Saudi Arabia expects wider budget deficits this year and in 2026 after lowering revenue projections and boosting spending.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Leafs can win more games 2-1, but also struggle more to come back from 2-1 deficits.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Only on particularly bumpy tarmac did the GTS-spec suspension become too jarring with the adaptive dampers stiffened up in sport mode, but switching them to normal offered the best of both worlds—excellent, composed body control and tuning that ironed out imperfections remarkably well.—
Peter Nelson,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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But where did these imperfections come from, initially?—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Insufficiences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insufficiences. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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