for lack of

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for lack of

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Synonym of for want of. Chasca's ring is unique. It appears to be, for lack of a better term, a massive piece of alien "installation art." The rings are made of small pieces of synthetic material, and are almost invisible from space. From the ground, they catch and scatter the light of Matano in picturesque ways. It is not
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@misc{for_lack_of_2026,
  title = {for lack of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/for%20lack%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}