1
as in shortage
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
dealt with the school's insufficiency of art supplies by buying materials out of her own pocket
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as in inability
the lack of sufficient ability, power, or means
her alleged insufficiency for the job
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Recent Examples of insufficiency
He was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a common condition for people older than 70 where their veins struggle to pump blood back up to the heart.
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Steff Danielle Thomas, The Hill, 30 Aug. 2025
Others suggested that it could be related to Trump's recent July diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency, after he was spotted with apparently swollen ankles.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
President Donald Trump was recently diagnosed with venous insufficiency.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Swollen legs led to President Donald Trump being diagnosed with what’s called chronic venous insufficiency.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 July 2025
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Steff Danielle Thomas, The Hill, 30 Aug. 2025
Others suggested that it could be related to Trump's recent July diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency, after he was spotted with apparently swollen ankles.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
President Donald Trump was recently diagnosed with venous insufficiency.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Swollen legs led to President Donald Trump being diagnosed with what’s called chronic venous insufficiency.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insufficiency
Noun
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But as Kimmel shared with Danson, 77, things weren't easy in the beginning due to a shortage of star power.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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However, the number of foreign residents has risen sharply in recent years, reaching a record 3 percent of the population in 2024, as Tokyo cautiously loosened visa requirements for workers in key industries facing labor shortages amid a declining birth rate and aging workforce.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Conventional approaches, such as visual serving and force control, often struggle to achieve reliable performance due to their inability to simultaneously address positional and force-related uncertainties.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The victim told police that Ising had constantly harassed him at work for two years, sitting next to him during meals and joking about his inability to eat many foods because of his medical condition.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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But the mob’s relative lack of visibility does not mean it’s gone away.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Barcelona used a mix of zonal and man-marking but struggled when teams exploited their comparalative lack of height and physicality by using players in motion.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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However, specific groups may be particularly vulnerable to deficiency, and the consequences can be significant.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
23 Oct. 2025
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That has allowed the Dodgers to hide their deficiencies in the bullpen – and ask less of their offense.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Insufficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insufficiency. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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