as in deficiencies
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a failure to get what is expected or needed
a shortfall in milk production profit shortfalls
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Recent Examples of shortfalls
While Levine Cava said her administration closed a $402 million gap at the start of the budget process, forecasts show future shortfalls peaking at $250 million in 2030.
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Several drugmakers, including Novo Nordisk's chief rival Eli Lilly, have been racing to develop obesity pills, which may help alleviate the supply shortfalls and issues accessing the injections on the market.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
New Mexico officials say the agreements allow water conservation decisions to be made locally while avoiding a doomsday scenario of billion-dollar payouts on water shortfalls.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
And be honest about wins and shortfalls.
—Simone E. Morris, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Those tensions resurfaced recently as the board considers a proposal that avoids borrowing and uses hundreds of millions in tax increment financing, or money from special taxing districts to cover shortfalls, a move that has drawn skepticism from some board members.
—Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
The end of the program comes as the transit system there faced steep budget shortfalls.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025
The fast, flexible design not only appeals to hyperscalers racing to decarbonize amid looming energy shortfalls, but also suits remote, high-cost, or restricted sites, from islands and mines to military bases exploring microgrids.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
Whatever their shortfalls, such measures appeared to work.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Several drugmakers, including Novo Nordisk's chief rival Eli Lilly, have been racing to develop obesity pills, which may help alleviate the supply shortfalls and issues accessing the injections on the market.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
New Mexico officials say the agreements allow water conservation decisions to be made locally while avoiding a doomsday scenario of billion-dollar payouts on water shortfalls.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
And be honest about wins and shortfalls.
—Simone E. Morris, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Those tensions resurfaced recently as the board considers a proposal that avoids borrowing and uses hundreds of millions in tax increment financing, or money from special taxing districts to cover shortfalls, a move that has drawn skepticism from some board members.
—Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
The end of the program comes as the transit system there faced steep budget shortfalls.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025
The fast, flexible design not only appeals to hyperscalers racing to decarbonize amid looming energy shortfalls, but also suits remote, high-cost, or restricted sites, from islands and mines to military bases exploring microgrids.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
Whatever their shortfalls, such measures appeared to work.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortfalls
Noun
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In contrast, focusing on weaknesses traps people in a cycle of fixing deficiencies; over time, this limits performance by missing opportunities to generate truly forward-looking solutions.—
Gamze Acar Bayraktaroglu,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In addition to amassing millions of dollars in debt, the four facilities also racked up nearly 384 violations for health and safety deficiencies in the last three years.—
Steven Martinez,
jsonline.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Outside of the United States, global government bonds sold off as jitters around government deficits and interest rates rippled through markets.—
Sean Conlon,John Melloy,Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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The most notable pick came against the Baltimore Ravens in the 2014 AFC Divisional round after the Patriots clawed back from a pair of 14-point deficits.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Shortfalls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortfalls. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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