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
As the team’s First Nations players, fans, and also-rans shape their lives beyond the ice, generational trauma, addiction, and a paucity of choices loom large.
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Monitor Contributors, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025
China’s coal-heavy energy mix and paucity of domestic natural gas production undercuts its low-carbon credentials and ability to bring blue hydrogen to scale.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Sussman—Getty Images for TIME In 2017, Kidman pledged to work with a woman director every 18 months in light of the #MeToo movement’s reckoning with the paucity of opportunities for female filmmakers.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 26 Feb. 2025
Does the paucity of Americans on San Diego’s roster provide more fodder to critics of soccer development in the United States?
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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Monitor Contributors, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025
China’s coal-heavy energy mix and paucity of domestic natural gas production undercuts its low-carbon credentials and ability to bring blue hydrogen to scale.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Sussman—Getty Images for TIME In 2017, Kidman pledged to work with a woman director every 18 months in light of the #MeToo movement’s reckoning with the paucity of opportunities for female filmmakers.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 26 Feb. 2025
Does the paucity of Americans on San Diego’s roster provide more fodder to critics of soccer development in the United States?
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paucity
Noun
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There is a growing shortage of drivers, rising costs, and relentless demand for faster deliveries.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 June 2025
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To address the critical worker shortage, Massachusetts must prioritize benefits and training and improve pay for DSPs.—
Brian Cusack,
Boston Herald,
25 June 2025
Noun
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A lot of people watch Fox or MSNBC or ABC to get their news, but as far as programming that’s reality-based or even scripted even, there’s a lack of quality content that’s produced well for that (conservative) audience.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
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The difference in the workout actual total has been the Heat’s lack of a selection in the June 26 second round of the two-round draft.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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“Paucity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paucity. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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