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

The texture was smooth, and the flavor fitting for anyone with a major sweet tooth.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
With a scarce amount of ice cream bars and breakfast waffles available, a shopper’s sweet tooth may not be satisfied.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of sweet tooth

Noun

Invaders may have finished off some of the great ancient civilizations, but only after they had been weakened by drought, famine, disease, flooding and internal divisions that catastrophe often sparks.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
The 2020-2022 Tigray war killed more than 100,000 people and contributed to famine in the region.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of famine

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