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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Following the state budget cut, each county's program is faring differently, with many in the state's smaller northern counties closing down services for lack of alternative funding.
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Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 5 Dec. 2025
But, unfortunately, not all the animals that enter in shelter are able to find a family, and often those that don’t, end up being euthanized for lack of space in the facilities.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Transformation doesn’t fail for lack of initiatives.
—Louisa Loran, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2025
This is not for lack of belief in Franklin-Myers.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 28 Nov. 2025
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Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 5 Dec. 2025
But, unfortunately, not all the animals that enter in shelter are able to find a family, and often those that don’t, end up being euthanized for lack of space in the facilities.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Transformation doesn’t fail for lack of initiatives.
—Louisa Loran, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2025
This is not for lack of belief in Franklin-Myers.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 28 Nov. 2025
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“For lack of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20lack%20of. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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