variants
also lacunas
as in lacks
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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Noun
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This absence — of God, of love, of plain community spirit — is a metaphor for the whole parish, where everyone is defined by their own lacks and deficiencies, the weaknesses that cause Wicks to despise them and vow to bring down them all.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025 -
But Davies’s film has a patience and lightness of touch that Scorsese’s lacks, as well as a note-perfect lead in Gillian Anderson.—
Elle Carroll,
Vulture,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The ban on exports is the latest attempt by the Kremlin to deal with the shortages.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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The network aims to improve healthcare access in rural communities, many of which face provider shortages.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That’s a bad recipe for a CU team that’s yet to solve its deficiencies in the trenches.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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People with vitamin A deficiencies may be more vulnerable to gut infections, such as Giardia.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Debates surrounding its future intensified in the 2000s, as DFW’s ballooning population laid bare the long-term inadequacies of its water reserves.—
Eleanor Dearman
Updated August 15,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Aug. 2025
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As sheriff of Baltimore City, I am compelled to raise the alarm on court security funding inadequacies.—
Sam Cogen,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Where to Start To solve the insufficiencies found within conventional site assessment methodologies, POWER Engineers, Member of WSP, designed a transformative threat assessment tool called Meerkat.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
23 June 2025
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“Lacunae.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lacunae. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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