as in shortage
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
a paucity of useful answers to the problem of traffic congestion at rush hour
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Recent Examples of paucity
Barnes: Our old pecans, too, are untouched by the heat and paucity of rain so far.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
But the paucity of high-level talent across those 12 programs reflects the second-rate state of college basketball in the West.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
Despite the frequent paucity of BLM cartographic resources, apparently Jackson never got lost or worried about dropping the thread of a trail.
—Melina Sempill Watts, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Not just no goals, but a paucity of scoring chances compared to any stretch of the first four games.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
But the paucity of high-level talent across those 12 programs reflects the second-rate state of college basketball in the West.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
Despite the frequent paucity of BLM cartographic resources, apparently Jackson never got lost or worried about dropping the thread of a trail.
—Melina Sempill Watts, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Not just no goals, but a paucity of scoring chances compared to any stretch of the first four games.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paucity
Noun
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But 2025 marks the highest number of staffing shortages since 2018.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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This is driven by a shortage of primary care doctors and patients’ desire for more personalized care, Harrell said.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Sep. 2025
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And the noticeable dips also don’t come for the generations of players who would be expecting to play their peak years for England during wartime either — note the lack of games in the 1940s in the earlier graph.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The lack of winning has been exactly the problem during the Chuba years at Carolina.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Paucity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paucity. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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