Lack and Taking

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Lack noun - The fact or state of being absent.

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Taking and lack are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Taking" instead a noun "Lack".

Nearby Words: lacking, lacked

Taking noun - The act of someone who picks up or takes something.

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Lack and taking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lack" instead a noun "Taking".

Nearby Words: take, taken, taker, takingly

If the heroes take orders from them, their lack of a united front may prevent the protagonists from taking action.

Source: Not-So-Omniscient Council of Bickering
Despite his lack of training, he grabs a fallen rifle and sprays the alien from the hip, taking it out, but taking a shot to the gut in the process.

Source: Badass Bystander
Space Does Not Work That Way: Surprisingly, this is mostly averted - Mewtwo taking the Red Genesect into space causes the two of them to partially freeze, they speak telepathically thus getting around the lack of sound in space, and after a while they plummet back to Earth due to a lack of air.

Source: Anime / Pokémon: Genesect and the Legend Awakened

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