1
as in infrequency
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as in rarity
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rareness
Noun
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The bigger issue is the infrequency at which the Oilers get power plays, a league-wide trend this season.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025 -
Instead, its infrequency, the admissions of wrongdoing, and our historical repudiation of it tells us something far more vital: Americans want a government of laws not men.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That different neural pathways with opposite valence for the same odor are combined to balance attraction and aversion based on physiological state is a rarity.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2025
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Now, with one daughter out of the house, gathering all five of us at the dinner table is a rarity.—
Rob Mank,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Become visibly in demand through authentic scarcity.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The scarcity of specifics in recent weeks, and sometimes contrasting messages coming from the White House, have fueled conversations about flexibility between chief marketing officers and media executives, the people said.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This may be because of fear of resistance or just paucity of time as leaders dynamically react to ongoing change and disruption.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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England have gone from an abundance to a paucity of wingers seemingly overnight.—
Steve Madeley,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In 2021, as automakers tried to ramp up production that had been curtailed in the first year of the pandemic, a shortage of parts, most notably computer chips, cut into car production.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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Labor costs, in particular, have ballooned amid staffing shortages and wage hikes, with much of the value siphoned off by contract labor firms.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The problems of poverty — food insecurity, substandard housing, evictions, addiction, unemployment, exposure to violence — impact how kids learn.—
Adam Schwartz,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2025
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Globalization did lift more than a billion people out of poverty, an astounding feat.—
Michael B. G. Froman,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Rareness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rareness. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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