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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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But the relative infrequency of sightings makes each and every one even more exciting.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025 -
These tumultuous dealings had reached a crisis point in late 1926 and early 1927, which partly (but not entirely) explains the infrequency of Breton’s visits to Nadja, as lamented in her letters.—
Mark Polizzoti
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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But the rarity or fluky quality of an accomplishment only gives it so much staying power.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The package will contain a new Dolby Atmos Mix of the album, nine studio rarities, and 16 songs recorded at the Los Angeles Sports Arena on April 26, 1975.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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According to the lead researcher Ernestine Lonpi Tipi, that period coincided with drought and the gradual degradation of forests, and subsequent scarcity of bushmeat.—
Emmet Livingstone,
NPR,
20 Sep. 2025
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In the age of critical mineral scarcity and Artic competition, all of this is useful if not necessary.—
Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Lucy Liu has been quite outspoken in recent years, calling out the unjust treatment of women and the paucity of roles for non-white actors in Hollywood, and advocating for the rights of children through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), among other relevant topics.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
10 Sep. 2025
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All are attracted by undervalued share prices, surplus cash, non-core assets, and evidence of weak governance, such as lack of board diversity, directors with long tenure, or a paucity of independent directors.—
David Michels,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But in the Midwest and the Northeast, where the housing shortage remains most acute, prices have kept high.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Developers face rising costs, labor shortages, and supply constraints.—
Maurice Obeid,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Newer data shows more surprises about poverty rates and gender pay gaps by majors.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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As a result, Vietnam’s poverty rate has fallen to just 4%, according to the World Bank.—
Andres Oppenheimer
September 17,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Rareness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rareness. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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