: intended or serving to prevent or alleviate hunger
anti-hunger programs
an anti-hunger organization
Examples of anti-hunger in a Sentence
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The second Crowe Cares Day took place in August 2024 and was focused on a global anti-hunger campaign.
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Brendan Le, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
More than 42 million people receive SNAP benefits, sometimes called food stamps, as part of the nation’s largest anti-hunger program.
—Reuters, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2025
Tickets are $30; all net proceeds benefit Be Mighty Little Rock, a citywide anti-hunger campaign.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 26 July 2025
As cuts to food assistance come down from the Trump administration, Massachusetts will create an anti-hunger task force to advise on mitigating the losses, Gov. Maura Healey announced Thursday.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 18 July 2025
Meanwhile, cuts to SNAP, our most effective anti-hunger program, would increase food insecurity and household stress.
—Emma Pinter, Denver Post, 2 July 2025
Advertisement The Big Soda lobby kicked into high gear to block New York’s request and was joined by its strange bedfellows alliance of anti-hunger groups and their advocates in Washington.
—Arianna Huffington, Time, 25 June 2025
Democrats and anti-hunger advocates warned of significant harm to those in need, with more than 3 million individuals projected to lose food stamp access based on Congressional Budget Office estimates.
—Christopher Hale, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
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Brendan Le, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
More than 42 million people receive SNAP benefits, sometimes called food stamps, as part of the nation’s largest anti-hunger program.
—Reuters, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2025
Tickets are $30; all net proceeds benefit Be Mighty Little Rock, a citywide anti-hunger campaign.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 26 July 2025
As cuts to food assistance come down from the Trump administration, Massachusetts will create an anti-hunger task force to advise on mitigating the losses, Gov. Maura Healey announced Thursday.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 18 July 2025
Meanwhile, cuts to SNAP, our most effective anti-hunger program, would increase food insecurity and household stress.
—Emma Pinter, Denver Post, 2 July 2025
Advertisement The Big Soda lobby kicked into high gear to block New York’s request and was joined by its strange bedfellows alliance of anti-hunger groups and their advocates in Washington.
—Arianna Huffington, Time, 25 June 2025
Democrats and anti-hunger advocates warned of significant harm to those in need, with more than 3 million individuals projected to lose food stamp access based on Congressional Budget Office estimates.
—Christopher Hale, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
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“Anti-hunger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-hunger. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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