for lack of
idiom
: not having (the thing specified)
They called it a comet, for lack of a better term/word.
For lack of anything better to do, we went to the park.
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Korn’s popularity seems rooted in nostalgia and camp (for lack of a better word), interest in Deftones is brimming with serious adoration.
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Jessi Roti, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
One of her sons still scavenges at the mining dump, for lack of better employment opportunities.
—Julie Bourdin, NPR, 30 Mar. 2025
Previous efforts to resurrect what was once a playground to Hollywood celebrities about 50 miles southeast of Palm Springs have fallen short, typically for lack of funding.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
The company filed two motions to dismiss the case, one for lack of jurisdiction and the other on grounds that consumer fraud laws do not govern editorial speech.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
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Jessi Roti, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
One of her sons still scavenges at the mining dump, for lack of better employment opportunities.
—Julie Bourdin, NPR, 30 Mar. 2025
Previous efforts to resurrect what was once a playground to Hollywood celebrities about 50 miles southeast of Palm Springs have fallen short, typically for lack of funding.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
The company filed two motions to dismiss the case, one for lack of jurisdiction and the other on grounds that consumer fraud laws do not govern editorial speech.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
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“For lack of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20lack%20of. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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