as in hunger
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
Aid would be permitted to enter Gaza in much greater amounts as soon as the deal was accepted, easing a humanitarian catastrophe where many people are suffering from malnutrition or outright starvation.
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Niall Stanage, The Hill, 29 Sep. 2025
In late August, the World Health Organization cited a new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis that found more than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, marked by widespread starvation, destitution and preventable deaths.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
Deaths from starvation have also continued to rise, according to Palestinian health officials.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
French doctors recorded the cause as starvation, pneumonia, and complications from an untreated stroke.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
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Niall Stanage, The Hill, 29 Sep. 2025
In late August, the World Health Organization cited a new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis that found more than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, marked by widespread starvation, destitution and preventable deaths.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
Deaths from starvation have also continued to rise, according to Palestinian health officials.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
French doctors recorded the cause as starvation, pneumonia, and complications from an untreated stroke.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for starvation
Noun
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Throws out hunger and with it, her period, which never returned.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Then, you guys are partnering with the Freestore Foodbank in October to fight childhood hunger?—
David Wysong,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Last year, the UN declared a famine in western Sudan, the first such declaration anywhere in years.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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In late August, the World Health Organization cited a new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis that found more than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, marked by widespread starvation, destitution and preventable deaths.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These varied protests come amid global concern over the malnutrition crisis in Gaza and the impact of the Israel-Hamas war on civilians.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Subsequent names didn't stick either, despite cases of this unusual form of diabetes continuing to surface, especially in areas afflicted with malnutrition.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Starvation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starvation. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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