lacunae

noun

variants also lacunas
plural of lacuna
as in shortages
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lacunae
  1. shortages
  2. lacks
  3. deficiencies
  4. inadequacies
Noun
  • They were frustrated with teacher shortages and poor conditions at schools, including overcrowded classrooms and dilapidated buildings.
    — James Cirrone , Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The movement, which began over staffing shortages at one high school, has grown to include students and workers demanding better schools, higher wages and pensions.
    — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of shortages
Noun
  • Mixing wand finish is oxidizing for mixing lacks replacement with stainless steel material.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Tasked with shepherding his major stars through bombastic performances, Fern’s directing lacks focus.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of lacks
Noun
  • Growing pains are expected with a new defensive coordinator, but with stats mirroring last season's defensive deficiencies, many eyes are on second-year head coach Brian Schottenheimer.
    — Briana Aldridge, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The balloon had equipment deficiencies and had not been modified for free flight.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of deficiencies
Noun
  • They are confined to their bodies, rife with their many flaws and inadequacies.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Over time, as the human side of the evolving machine-flesh dyad matured, WHEEP-3 shifted its attention to the silicon partner, offering trenchant critiques of the inadequacies of machine learning.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of inadequacies
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