rareness

Definition of rarenessnext

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Recent Examples of rareness Some are notable for their rareness. General Motors, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Mar. 2026 The children, mesmerized, must have sensed the rareness of such a night, too. Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rareness
Noun
  • Historically, Bundibugyo has been perceived as much less of a risk than the Zaire and Sudan ebolaviruses, because of the infrequency of the outbreaks and because it is believed the case fatality rate for this virus is lower than for Zaire and Sudan ebolaviruses.
    Helen Branswell, STAT, 17 May 2026
  • Essentially, the Dolphins at least temporarily have opted for F-1 and Miami Open over Super Bowls, a decision that can be justified from a financial standpoint because of the annual revenue generated by those two events compared to the infrequency of Super Bowls being awarded to one city.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • Alex Bell, chairman emeritus of Sotheby’s UK and Old Masters worldwide, said the work succeeded because it combined scale, rarity, impeccable provenance, and immediate visual impact.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 1 July 2026
  • Amsterdam was largely laid out in the 17th century, making new land available for gardens a rarity.
    Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • When the act of producing becomes abundant, its scarcity value falls.
    Elton Chan, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • To add to the problem, ordinary Cubans face malnutrition due to scarcity and high food prices.
    Sarah Moreno July 1, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • The Lakers still need to address a complete paucity of centers on their depth chart.
    Law Murray, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • Scott Gerow, a luxury real estate agent, said interest in Boca grew amid a paucity in supply elsewhere during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Ruth Abramovitz, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • Despite the overwhelming demand for medical services and the shortage of supplies in Venezuela’s public health system, Domingo Luciani Hospital in the capital of Caracas coped with an influx of patients thanks to a flood of donations.
    Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
  • With the rise in demand by retail users, compute providers are also facing significant shortages, raising their prices, and are rushing to develop more hardware.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • North Side schools have remained dominant in bringing in this outside funding, but some higher-poverty South and West Side campuses such as Kenwood increasingly held their own.
    Mila Koumpilova, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
  • Those concerns already exist within New Haven, and leaders would need to balance the existence of more than $1 billion in combined economic investment into local quantum efforts with the needs of a city where one quarter of residents lived in poverty in 2023.
    P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026

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“Rareness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rareness. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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