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also drouth
as in shortage
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
there's been a drought of good movies this year
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Recent Examples of drought
The storm is expected to bring markedly higher-than-normal temperatures through Wednesday, with drought affecting multiple areas.
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Patrick Smith, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2025
In Kenya, more than 600,000 people living in areas plagued by drought and persistent acute malnutrition will lose access to lifesaving food and nutrition support, according to Mercy Corps.
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—Sam Mednick, arkansasonline.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Gold, Whitfield reminds him, is immune to worms and drought and winter, and the demand for it never fluctuates.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
The 2024 coffee growing season saw a drought followed by August frost in Brazil, and flooding in October came in the wake of a drought in Vietnam.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025
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Patrick Smith, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2025
In Kenya, more than 600,000 people living in areas plagued by drought and persistent acute malnutrition will lose access to lifesaving food and nutrition support, according to Mercy Corps.
15.
—Sam Mednick, arkansasonline.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Gold, Whitfield reminds him, is immune to worms and drought and winter, and the demand for it never fluctuates.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
The 2024 coffee growing season saw a drought followed by August frost in Brazil, and flooding in October came in the wake of a drought in Vietnam.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drought
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“Drought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drought. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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