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as in shortage
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
attributes many of the nation's problems to a lacuna of leadership at the top
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as in gap
an incomplete or deficient area
a lacuna in its collection of Impressionists that the museum is trying to fill
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Recent Examples of lacuna
The experience attempts to recall lacunas or lost memories, yet in trying to remember, temporalities and subjectivities become muddled and new thoughts, ideas, and images form in the viewer’s mind.
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Mariana Fernández,
ARTnews.com,
18 Dec. 2024
The country is still waiting for its first win in the international category, a lacuna that adds even more pressure to the annual selection process.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2024
Among the problems that arise from this lacuna of information is that even the administration was unable to examine the plaintiffs’ purported issues with the program.
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Ryann Liebenthal,
The New Republic,
9 May 2023
Yet surveying this landscape reveals a curious lacuna: software criticism, in which a piece of software is subjected to critical analysis.
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WIRED,
23 Feb. 2023
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Mariana Fernández,
ARTnews.com,
18 Dec. 2024
The country is still waiting for its first win in the international category, a lacuna that adds even more pressure to the annual selection process.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2024
Among the problems that arise from this lacuna of information is that even the administration was unable to examine the plaintiffs’ purported issues with the program.
—
Ryann Liebenthal,
The New Republic,
9 May 2023
Yet surveying this landscape reveals a curious lacuna: software criticism, in which a piece of software is subjected to critical analysis.
—
WIRED,
23 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lacuna
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The Crimean peninsula has had periodic fuel shortages from Ukrainian strikes before, but the current crisis is the worst since its 2014 annexation.
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Novelli said one of the reasons many kids in New Haven are still behind in reading is a shortage of pre-kindergarten education.
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And that gap has real consequences.
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The donated jet was designed to bridge the gap until the other planes are ready.
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These areas often have awkward entrances and lack ventilation, which allows heat to build quickly.
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Nearly half acknowledged mental health issues, and 34% felt their lack of personal relationships was a factor that contributed to feeling purposeless.
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One was the rise to mini-major status of Miramax and New Line, leaving a void at the high end of the indie food chain.
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Below is the rest of Mutchnick and Kohan’s recollection of their fateful first meeting with Burrows, the decades of collaboration and friendship that followed and the large void the director’s passing is leaving in their lives and the world of TV comedy.
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Most people need vitamin D supplementation; vitamin E is usually sufficient from food unless a true deficiency exists.
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According to her petition to the Supreme Court, Murrin faces more than $328,000 in tax, penalties, and interest (the interest that had grown to more than $250,000 by the time the IRS issued the notice of deficiency).
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The crash also resulted in a large hole in the side of the vessel.
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The piece has seven holes for customization, and it’s designed to be worn at the hips or waist.
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“Lacuna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lacuna. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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