go without
phrasal verb
went without; gone without; going without; goes without
: to not have (something) : to live or continue without having (something)
How long can you go without sleeping/sleep?
If you can't afford a new car, you'll just have to go without.
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Federal food assistance and other support agencies are set to shut off this weekend while many essential workers go without pay or anticipate layoffs.
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Military members who are currently active will start going without pay by mid-November if the government shutdown continues and lawmakers fail to come to an agreement, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
—Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
Using data from Priorities USA’s AdHawk platform, Equis found that DHS and ICE continued ad spending between October 1 and 21, despite the government shutdown, which had led to around 900,000 workers being furloughed and roughly 2 million going without pay.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Military members who are currently active will start going without pay by mid-November if the government shutdown continues and lawmakers fail to come to an agreement, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Oct. 2025
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Military members who are currently active will start going without pay by mid-November if the government shutdown continues and lawmakers fail to come to an agreement, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
—Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
Using data from Priorities USA’s AdHawk platform, Equis found that DHS and ICE continued ad spending between October 1 and 21, despite the government shutdown, which had led to around 900,000 workers being furloughed and roughly 2 million going without pay.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Military members who are currently active will start going without pay by mid-November if the government shutdown continues and lawmakers fail to come to an agreement, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Go without.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20without. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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