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
This insufficiency could partly explain the differences in life expectancies.
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Kristen Rogers, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
But there’s a catch: Roughly 50% of the population suffers from vitamin D insufficiency.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2025
France: Enhancing diets There’s perhaps no better sign of the incomplete progress made on nutrition than the resurgence of diseases of nutritional insufficiency that should be easy to eradicate.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
In addition to systemic barriers that Black mothers already face, cervical insufficiency is quite difficult to diagnose.
—Essence, 11 Apr. 2025
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Kristen Rogers, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
But there’s a catch: Roughly 50% of the population suffers from vitamin D insufficiency.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2025
France: Enhancing diets There’s perhaps no better sign of the incomplete progress made on nutrition than the resurgence of diseases of nutritional insufficiency that should be easy to eradicate.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
In addition to systemic barriers that Black mothers already face, cervical insufficiency is quite difficult to diagnose.
—Essence, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insufficiency
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At the time Volkswagen was the first automaker to warn of a global chip shortage.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The rights of property owners aren’t always given the appropriate amount of respect, especially in a time of housing shortages and rising rents.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Indeed, the root cause of the Iberian grid’s failure on a clear, windy day when 70% of Spain’s generation capacity was coming from renewables was the Spanish grid’s inability to gracefully handle such a surplus of renewables generation.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Could his inability to execute be a product of pitching deep into most of his 11 starts to begin the season?—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Most troubling is a lack of true concern or remedies for a huge problem for America, our national debt, and the service on that $36 trillion debt, which amounts to almost a trillion dollars a year.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2025
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Thomson maintains Luzardo’s issues are a lack of execution.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Key Takeaways Hair shedding or thinning can begin a few months after surgery due to stress, nutrient deficiencies, or both.—
Ashley Olivine,
Verywell Health,
28 May 2025
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Really, much of Hart’s time at Triple-A El Paso was spent attacking his deficiencies against right-handed hitters, who were hitting .333/.386/.698 against him in the majors compared to a .100/.100/.100 line in 20 plate appearances against lefties.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2025
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“Insufficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insufficiency. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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