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 The inspection followed a hunger strike by detainees, who in a letter, complained about rotten or worm-infested food, medical neglect, and being coerced into signing deportation orders. — Vanessa Romo, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026 Two days earlier, Delhi police officers had descended on Jantar Mantar, the eighteenth-century astronomical observatory and frequent site of protests in the nation’s capital, where Wangchuk had been on an indefinite hunger strike since June 28. — Jonathan Mingle, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for hunger strike

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Noun

Here are nine of the best cookies to buy at ALDI to satisfy any sweet tooth.

— Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2026
These cult-favorite cookies are a splurge-worthy gift for anyone with a sweet tooth.

— Genevieve Cepeda, InStyle, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of sweet tooth

Noun

Each experiment ended, or is still ending, in a famine, a labor camp, or both.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2026
Researchers at Belgium’s Ghent University estimated that 500,000 civilians died through violence, famine and the collapse of health services.

— Amir Aman Kiyaro, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of famine

Noun

Ladybird Taco started with a breakfast craving, a homemade tortilla and a chance encounter that changed everything.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
And, later, a midnight snack of lobster rolls, hot dogs, and pizzas certainly quashed any late-night cravings.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of craving

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