scantiness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scantiness
Noun
  • At least five controllers took 45 days of trauma leave after the incident, leading to a staffing shortage that canceled and delayed more than a thousand flights.
    Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
  • The Philadelphia air traffic control facility that handles flights at Newark is also experiencing a staffing shortage.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • With Bailey, the Jazz are going to have to do a lot of work, because he’s got serious flaws in his game, namely the lack of ballhandling acumen.
    The Athletic NBA Staff, New York Times, 13 May 2025
  • But the lack of GLP-1 receptors in the liver suggests that the drug doesn’t work directly on the organ but instead has an indirect effect by lowering weight and blood sugar levels, said Abdelmalek.
    Cathy Nelson, Health, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Ultimately, the expedition’s failure likely came down to a combination of factors, including dietary deficiencies, hubris and simple bad luck.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
  • The absence of the 10 men, who also utilized facility deficiencies that officials have long complained about in their escape, went unnoticed for hours.
    Jack Brook, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
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“Scantiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scantiness. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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