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as in infrequency
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as in rarity
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Recent Examples of rareness
The children, mesmerized, must have sensed the rareness of such a night, too.
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Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rareness
Noun
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The pandemic escalated the pricing on dining out and the infrequency of social interactions.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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But the relative infrequency of sightings makes each and every one even more exciting.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fellow devotees should not miss this glam, affordable, old-school night out on Chicago’s North Side, celebrating live music demanding sophisticated interpretation — increasingly a rarity, alas, in our toddlin’ town.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The gym connects to a secluded outdoor terrace, a rarity in New York City, that will host yoga and meditation classes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The scarcity and rising cost of natural gas doesn’t worry me much, because most of my energy comes from the solar panels on my roof.—
Tom Caffery,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Like, somebody that has lived with scarcity.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Money was counted daily, spoken of incessantly, felt in its paucity like a ghost in each room.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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But there is a major paucity of urologists in the United States, with about four urologists for every 100,000 Americans, according to the American Urological Association’s 2024 census.—
Denise Asafu-Adjei,
STAT,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That means there will be no shortage of motivation in these final weeks, and their key players should continue to play every minute despite their run to the semi-finals of the Europa League.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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That’s just one example of what more than three decades of chronic school funding shortages under Colorado’s decades-old spending cap has led to.—
Kevin Vick,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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The United Nations Development Programme reports that higher energy prices, disrupted food systems, and economic slowdowns triggered by the war could push up to thirty-two million people globally into poverty.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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The art world has been in a recession for 15 years, galleries are closing, young collectors are holding back, and artists trying to make it in the major market centers are living on the brink of poverty.—
Magnus Resch,
ARTnews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Rareness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rareness. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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