HUNGER STRIKE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

hunger strike

noun

Definition of hunger strike

as in sweet tooth

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Recent Examples of hunger strike On the evening of July 18, police charged the protest site and forcibly removed Wangchuk and others, who had been on the hunger strike for 20 days by then. — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026 More than 1,000 death-row inmates held in a unit of Iran’s Ghezel Hesar Prison have entered a third week of a mass hunger strike to protest regime executions, with some prisoners sewing their lips shut in protest, according to reports. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026 The 59-year-old education activist Sonam Wangchuk undertook a 26-day hunger strike in support of the movement. — Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Earlier this year, detainees staged a hunger strike to draw attention to conditions inside the center. — Mckenna Mobley, USA Today, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hunger strike

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Noun

Indulge In Dessert At Blue Rooster Bake Shop Your sweet tooth will be more than satisfied at Blue Rooster Bake Shop.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
An ultimate treat for those like me, who always look to satisfy their sweet tooth.

— Bianca Harris, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of sweet tooth

Noun

The African Union estimated that conflict resulted in around 600,000 deaths from combat, famine and the collapse of healthcare.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Soon, millions faced famine as foreign aid was cut off, sanctions locked in, and Afghan assets were frozen.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of famine

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Although The Love Witch played around 100 theaters upon its 2016 debut, will audiences’ cravings for something different be enough to secure a wide release for The Face of Horror a decade later?

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
Needing coffee immediately upon waking and experiencing afternoon fatigue, irritability, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, sleep disturbances, and sugar cravings.

— Marie Bladt, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of craving

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