sparseness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sparseness
Noun
  • With 74% of school districts reporting difficulty filling teaching positions for the 2024-25 school year, and science positions among the most likely to go unfilled, Monsour's observation about the scarcity of STEM teachers reflects a national crisis.
    Talia Milgrom-Elcott, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • And inequality, corruption, and scarcity were rampant.
    Celeste A. Wallander, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The focus on slimness could benefit a future foldable iPhone, should Apple ever develop one.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The slimness undoubtedly raises questions about durability.
    Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Sparseness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sparseness. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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