1
as in shortage
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
there was a dearth of usable firewood at the campsite
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as in lack
the fact or state of being absent
the dearth of salesclerks at the shoe store annoyed us
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Recent Examples of dearth
The art in these museums is almost always contemporary, reflecting the dearth of available old masters along with a global chattering-classes consensus that avant-garde art is socially, intellectually, and culturally important.
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Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
Any projects that start development today with an eye toward opening for leasing in 2027 will benefit from a dearth of new-unit competition.
—Brad Hunter, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
But a dearth of official information has sent the rumor mill into overdrive, particularly given the Vatican’s past record of obfuscation and opaqueness.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Nevertheless, in the intervening period, Arteta and Arsenal must consider other ways to solve their dearth of forwards.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
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Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
Any projects that start development today with an eye toward opening for leasing in 2027 will benefit from a dearth of new-unit competition.
—Brad Hunter, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
But a dearth of official information has sent the rumor mill into overdrive, particularly given the Vatican’s past record of obfuscation and opaqueness.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Nevertheless, in the intervening period, Arteta and Arsenal must consider other ways to solve their dearth of forwards.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dearth
Noun
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The cybersecurity industry is facing a critical shortage of skilled professionals as threats from nation-state actors and cybercriminals escalate fueled by easy access to AI tools.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Those shortages have allowed compounding pharmacies to produce and sell their own versions of GLP-1 drugs.—
Fran Kritz,
Verywell Health,
21 Mar. 2025
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Many opponents to the legislation have submitted testimony about a lack of public hearings and participation prior to the bills being introduced in the General Assembly.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Even when the claims are ridiculous, or Rahma vehemently disagrees, the lack of time to dwell gives the videos a sense of both urgency and fun.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2025
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Lewis-Skelly has been the Premier League’s outstanding Englishman at left-back since breaking through in December (particularly in the absence of Lewis Hall) and deserves to be considered Tuchel’s primary option at that position.—
Steve Madeley,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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More often, people make informal assessments or base it on cultural fit or like-me bias in the absence of objective metrics.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Dearth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dearth. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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