as in shortage
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
a paucity of useful answers to the problem of traffic congestion at rush hour
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Recent Examples of paucity
With one eye on tonight’s transfer deadline, the focus beforehand was the paucity of striking options available to Moyes after recent injuries to Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Armando Broja.
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Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
Given the paucity of income many songwriters receive from streaming services, these royalties can play an outsized role in both their career and their pocket.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
The surprise was how clearly it could be detected, given the paucity of data on these idiosyncratic, ultra-low-turnout elections.
—The Upshot Staff, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
It’s made up for some other clear deficiencies — no post game, Young’s struggles, a paucity of 3-point threats and periodic rashes of turnovers — to surprisingly keep the Hawks in the thick of the playoff race.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
Given the paucity of income many songwriters receive from streaming services, these royalties can play an outsized role in both their career and their pocket.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
The surprise was how clearly it could be detected, given the paucity of data on these idiosyncratic, ultra-low-turnout elections.
—The Upshot Staff, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
It’s made up for some other clear deficiencies — no post game, Young’s struggles, a paucity of 3-point threats and periodic rashes of turnovers — to surprisingly keep the Hawks in the thick of the playoff race.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Paucity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paucity. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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