as in shortages
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
the lack of eligible candidates for the jury kept the trial from getting started
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Recent Examples of lacks
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Nothing beats a big package or a pipe to compensate for decorations, makeup, and other lacks.
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Joyce Mansour,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
Each provides amino acids that the other lacks, so eating them together gives you all the essential amino acids.
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Merve Ceylan,
Health,
22 June 2026
The artist thought that paintings and drawings have a certain depth that photography on its own lacks.
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Kelsey Ables,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
What Hafley’s team lacks are proven, established names; productivity that can be relied on if healthy.
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Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2026
The Drive The turbo engine gives it the push the standard engine lacks, especially when merging, climbing grades or passing.
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Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Ford’s freedom or constraints, his prejudices or lacks, gauge his moment and ours.
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Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
Industrial composting sites—big, regionalized facilities that can churn out large volumes of organic waste—are designed to speed up the composting process using heat, moisture, and carbon control, things that a simple countertop compost container lacks.
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Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
In terms of athletic forwards with size, this is a body type that the Spurs’ roster lacks in numbers.
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John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Nothing beats a big package or a pipe to compensate for decorations, makeup, and other lacks.
—
Joyce Mansour,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
Each provides amino acids that the other lacks, so eating them together gives you all the essential amino acids.
—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
22 June 2026
The artist thought that paintings and drawings have a certain depth that photography on its own lacks.
—
Kelsey Ables,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
What Hafley’s team lacks are proven, established names; productivity that can be relied on if healthy.
—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2026
The Drive The turbo engine gives it the push the standard engine lacks, especially when merging, climbing grades or passing.
—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Ford’s freedom or constraints, his prejudices or lacks, gauge his moment and ours.
—
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
Industrial composting sites—big, regionalized facilities that can churn out large volumes of organic waste—are designed to speed up the composting process using heat, moisture, and carbon control, things that a simple countertop compost container lacks.
—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lacks
Noun
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The same brain-drain has affected Venezuelan schools, which suffered serious teacher shortages before the earthquake.
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For example, Schuetz hears complaints about the shortages of skilled labor, but the industry isn’t adopting process automation.
Verb
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Now the glowing screen sits in each person’s hand, and every feed insists that its user is seeing something different.
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Lasdun, by contrast, insists on delivering a meticulous retelling of the Murdaugh case, complete with byzantine subplots involving the suspicious death of the family’s housekeeper and the murder of another local teenager.
Noun
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In terms of both the presence of strengths and absence of deficiencies, Klepov might well be the highest potential prospect available in the teens.
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Electoral authorities also dismissed a separate challenge filed by a private citizen seeking to annul votes cast in cities across the United States, France and Spain, citing similar procedural deficiencies, including lack of standing, late filing and nonpayment of fees.
Verb
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Which begs a larger question, really.
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The family begs for a twilight cruise, but the battery is already tapped out.
Verb
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Not every driver wants a truck that requires DIY installations or extreme customization to include basic features.
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The article concludes that genuine empowerment requires substantial capital investment, not just goodwill, to build effective support systems.
Verb
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On the way to the oyster farm, Luke asks about a ring Joy is wearing, which turns out to be from an engagement that ended badly.
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The lawsuit asks the regional court to stop further transfers, force Ghana to release the deal’s terms, award damages and bar the country from making similar agreements in the future.
Verb
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Ali then exacts his revenge, pumping several rounds into Alamo's chest as the antagonistic figure falls for good.
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Shrinking lake ice exacts its price Depending on how much greenhouse gases warm the planet in the coming years, the average lake could lose up to 10 to 28 days of ice cover by the end of the century, says Sapna Sharma, a global change biologist at York University in Canada.
Verb
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Part of Exemplar’s plan to focus more on luxury involves shrinking its footprint, going from around 170 stores last year to just 49 now.
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If the dumping involves hazardous materials, commercial waste or much larger amounts of trash, the offense can be charged as a felony, with fines that can reach $50,000 or more.
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