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suffering or death caused by having nothing to eat or not enough to eat; the condition of someone who is starving
The famine brought mass starvation. Millions of people face starvation every day. They died from starvation.
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Recent Examples of starvation
Gaza’s Health Ministry claims there have been 393 deaths, including 140 children, due to starvation or malnutrition.
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
More than two years of civil war in Sudan have displaced 12 million people, killed at least 150,000 (and likely far more than that), put 25 million people in danger of starvation, and left wide swaths of physical wreckage.
—Lynsey Addario, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
In March, a 17-year-old Palestinian in Israel prison died of what doctors said was likely starvation.
—Natalie Melzer, Twin Cities, 8 Sep. 2025
An entire population is said to be facing starvation under siege.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
More than two years of civil war in Sudan have displaced 12 million people, killed at least 150,000 (and likely far more than that), put 25 million people in danger of starvation, and left wide swaths of physical wreckage.
—Lynsey Addario, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
In March, a 17-year-old Palestinian in Israel prison died of what doctors said was likely starvation.
—Natalie Melzer, Twin Cities, 8 Sep. 2025
An entire population is said to be facing starvation under siege.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for starvation
Noun
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Students form teams around issues that matter to them, from hunger to housing to advocacy.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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For Owen, the viral comments highlight a hunger for rewriting the millennial narrative.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Israel's offensive against Hamas in Gaza since then has killed more than 64,000 Palestinians, according to health officials in the enclave, who warn that famine is setting in.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The highest levels of malnutrition since the war began were reported this summer, and its largest city has been officially declared under famine by a panel of food-security experts.—
Pablo Robles,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Three of the deaths recorded in the previous 24 hours were a result of malnutrition, the ministry said.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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When children are experiencing acute malnutrition, most regular foods won’t reverse the process.—
Pablo Robles,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Starvation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starvation. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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