as in shortage
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
a growing deficit in the number of hours devoted to sleep
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Recent Examples of deficit
That is because Putin is running unsustainable budget deficits to fund his war machine, totaling in the tens of billions.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Editors’ Picks That has raised the possibility that Wall Street and global lenders will start to demand even higher interest rates on the bonds that the Treasury needs to issue to finance the deficit.
—Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The Portland City Council is looking for ways to address a massive budget shortfall, but one of the drivers of the deficit — declining property taxes — is an ongoing issue with no easy fix, some experts say.
—Kale Williams, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
When Alexis Lafrenière opened the scoring, creating the first of four deficits the Canadiens systematically erased, the Canadiens only had four players on the ice.
—Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Editors’ Picks That has raised the possibility that Wall Street and global lenders will start to demand even higher interest rates on the bonds that the Treasury needs to issue to finance the deficit.
—Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The Portland City Council is looking for ways to address a massive budget shortfall, but one of the drivers of the deficit — declining property taxes — is an ongoing issue with no easy fix, some experts say.
—Kale Williams, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
When Alexis Lafrenière opened the scoring, creating the first of four deficits the Canadiens systematically erased, the Canadiens only had four players on the ice.
—Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deficit
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Nandy said creative industry bosses have told her about skills shortages stemming from a lack of investment and the downgrading of arts subjects on the school curriculum.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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Rankings consider forecasted price increases, how quickly homes sell, inventory shortages, rising rents and local job and population growth, using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Census Bureau and the company’s own listing data.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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After an underwhelming opening, the Disney release has shown good staying power, taking advantage of January’s lack of competition.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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But he will occasionally get beat by good shooters and his lack of size has been exposed at times by pros.—
Scott Wheeler,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Among multiple other afflictions Levine expects are vitamin deficiencies, starvation, dramatic weight loss, vision problems due to a lack of sunlight, broken bones, cognitive impairment and mental health trauma.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Denver’s deficiencies in 2024 were Buffalo’s strengths.—
Ryan McFadden,
The Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Deficit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deficit. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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