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in short supply(expression, adjective, insufficient, infrequent)
4
seldom met with(expression, adjective, insufficient, infrequent)
3
at a premium(expression, adjective, insufficient, infrequent)
2
few and far between(expression, adjective, light, slight)
1
just now(expression, adverb, just, now)
1
not many
1
out of print
1
out of season
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out of stock
1
out of the ordinary(expression, adjective, light, thin)
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too little too late(expression, poor, inadequate, deficient)
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almost not
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be short of
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beat a retreat(expression, avoidance)
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cut and run(expression, avoidance)
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cut one's stick(expression, avoidance)
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give leg bail(expression, avoidance)
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in debt(expression, insufficiency)
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in the past few minutes(expression, recently, lately)
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in want(expression, insufficiency)
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APASmart Define. (2015). scarce thesaurus. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/scarce/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "scarce thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/scarce/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 25, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, scarce thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 25 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/scarce/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "scarce thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 25 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/scarce/thesaurus/synonyms>