anti-hunger

adjective

an·​ti-hun·​ger
ˌan-tē-ˈhəŋ-gər,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-hunger (audio)
: 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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Gleaners from a local anti-hunger group harvested some of the crops to donate to nearby food banks and shelters. Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025 Those concerns reached critical mass when the Citizens’ Board of Inquiry into Hunger and Malnutrition, launched by a group of anti-hunger activists, issued a report in 1968, Hunger USA. Tracy Roof, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025 His devastating cuts to Medicaid and anti-hunger programs, silent again. Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025 The second Crowe Cares Day took place in August 2024 and was focused on a global anti-hunger campaign. 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 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

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-hunger was in 1847

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“Anti-hunger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-hunger. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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