as in shortage
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
the scarcity of good restaurants around here is surprising
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Recent Examples of scarcity
According to a 2024 survey conducted across 200 companies, talent retention remains another major concern for manufacturers, contributing to labor scarcity.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Mar. 2026
When the price of something scarce—concert tickets, Saturday night tables, theme park rides—is set far below what the market would naturally bear, the scarcity doesn’t disappear.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
However, there is a significant scarcity of mistakes within the cemetery profession.
—Cheryl Fiandaca, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Parity, for example, is already alive and well, but simplicity and scarcity hint at something potentially transformative.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Mar. 2026
When the price of something scarce—concert tickets, Saturday night tables, theme park rides—is set far below what the market would naturally bear, the scarcity doesn’t disappear.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
However, there is a significant scarcity of mistakes within the cemetery profession.
—Cheryl Fiandaca, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Parity, for example, is already alive and well, but simplicity and scarcity hint at something potentially transformative.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarcity
Noun
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Progress in robotics Agility’s humanoid robot, Digit, has already entered the market, demonstrating its readiness to tackle the labor shortage in factories and warehouses.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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Fuel prices in Asia have surged in recent days as processors reduce activity rates due to a shortage of crude, while state-of-the-art refineries in the Middle East cut production as storage runs out.—
Nicholas Lua,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Its only post office is in danger of closing due to lack of funding, and fliers are posted up on lamp posts asking for financial support from the community.—
Xuan Juliana Wang,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Lakewood police were heavily criticized for their handling of the investigation into Gratton’s death, including for using her deadname and for an overall lack of transparency about the investigation.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Scarcity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarcity. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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