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
Water scarcity is a huge global issue.
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Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
None of this is easy, especially in a time of scarcity, such as what Chicago and governments across Illinois face.
—Debra Gittler, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Who are any of these actors or directors in a world where movies might become a scarcity?
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Beyond lifestyle, scarcity is fueling the frenzy.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
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Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
None of this is easy, especially in a time of scarcity, such as what Chicago and governments across Illinois face.
—Debra Gittler, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Who are any of these actors or directors in a world where movies might become a scarcity?
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Beyond lifestyle, scarcity is fueling the frenzy.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scarcity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarcity
Noun
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The 2021 Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack shut down the largest refined products pipeline in the United States for several days, creating fuel shortages and demonstrating how OT disruptions cascade through the economy.—
Bob Ackerman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In a decade that some critics believe has a shortage of newness and invention, slop is one of the few frontiers that’s actively being pushed.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
10 Sep. 2025
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Trump’s encouragement of Walker was enough to spur him into the race, though Republicans as a whole were hesitant, given Walker’s lack of experience and standing as an unknown quantity among GOP voters.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Traditional data lakes can store raw data at scale but lack quality controls, while warehouses enforce structure but struggle with unstructured or fast changing data.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Scarcity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarcity. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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