as in hunger
a need or desire for food
there's something about outdoor activity that invariably increases one's famishment
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Noun
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Scenes from Gaza of devastation and hunger, as well as a famine declaration, have prompted outrage around the world and left Israel isolated diplomatically.—
Yamiche Alcindor,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025 -
For those who remain, daily life is defined by loss, exhaustion, and extreme hunger.—
Muhammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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Broader risk appetite Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell, agreed that the bond markets could be responding to a shift in overall sentiment.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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The appetite for Hamas’s return to power now feels thin among Gazans.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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Every time the Wild got hemmed in their zone, Gustavsson swallowed the puck in his stomach or against the Wild crest on his chest and let his teammates get a breather and line change.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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While no one mentions a diagnosis out loud, Linda’s daughter appears to be suffering from ARFID, and her refusal to eat has been persistent enough to require a stomach tube and nightly infusions of nutrients by way of a feeding pump.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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Netanyahu has denied starvation is taking place in Gaza.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, at least thirty-two Palestinians, including twenty-eight children, had died of malnutrition or starvation at Gaza’s hospitals.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Famishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/famishment. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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