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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 group makes up 15% of the total population of these four areas, but researchers say the data point to a dearth in multilingual communication alerts about fire warnings, evacuation procedures and relief services.
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Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Park restrooms being closed or unusable contributes to Seattle's dearth of public bathrooms, making life more difficult for commuters, joggers, people experiencing homelessness and others.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
In a market overwhelmingly dominated by U.S. fare (usually above 80%), last year’s dearth of Hollywood titles inevitably hurt the theatrical market of the smallest Nordic nation, which dropped 5.8% in box office to ISK 1.6 billion ($11.4 million), and 9.8% in admissions to 904,809.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
The dig-out, so common in the nation's northern tier, was underway in earnest from Texas to Florida while challenged by a dearth of plows.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
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Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Park restrooms being closed or unusable contributes to Seattle's dearth of public bathrooms, making life more difficult for commuters, joggers, people experiencing homelessness and others.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
In a market overwhelmingly dominated by U.S. fare (usually above 80%), last year’s dearth of Hollywood titles inevitably hurt the theatrical market of the smallest Nordic nation, which dropped 5.8% in box office to ISK 1.6 billion ($11.4 million), and 9.8% in admissions to 904,809.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
The dig-out, so common in the nation's northern tier, was underway in earnest from Texas to Florida while challenged by a dearth of plows.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dearth
Noun
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Governments simply cannot tolerate disruptions to, shortages of, or sharp price increases in energy supplies.—
DANIEL YERGIN,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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This makes access easier to those who had relied on compounding pharmacies like Hims & Hers while there was a shortage of the drug.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
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Rubin: There was a surprising lack of campiness to this whole thing.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2025
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That was quite the head scratcher given the extended absences of Lynch and Flair as well as the general lack of top women’s singles stars on both Raw and SmackDown.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Indiana center Myles Turner returned from a three-game injury absence with 17 first-half points.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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Yesterday, Brahim Diaz came on in his place, a common solution in Bellingham’s absences in his first season in the team.—
Mario Cortegana,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Dearth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dearth. Accessed 7 Mar. 2025.
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