: refusal (as by a prisoner) to eat enough to sustain life
hunger strikernoun
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Twenty-two-year-old Lewie Chiaramello continues to fast on alternate days because of diabetes while Umar Khalid, also 22, restarted his hunger strike over the weekend after a short pause.—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026 Some of the most transformative changes have occurred when ordinary people have organized together through means such as rallies, sit-ins, protests, hunger strikes and mass demonstrations.—Leslie Hoyle Guerra, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026 Panahi was only released in 2023 after going on hunger strike.—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026 Panahi was released from his latest stint in jail in February 2023 after going on a hunger strike.—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hunger strike