go without
phrasal verb
went without; gone without; going without; goes without
: to not have (something) : to live or continue without having (something)
How long can you go without sleeping/sleep?
If you can't afford a new car, you'll just have to go without.
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The Boeing 777 took off from Kuala Lumpur headed to Beijing on March 8, 2014, and disappeared around 90 seconds after leaving Malaysian airspace with all 239 of its passengers seemingly gone without a trace.
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Greg Norman, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
We’re done watching cash vanish while our kids go without.
—Ryan J. Taylor, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
The Israeli military campaign has also led to the displacement of some 1.9 million Gazans, many of whom have gone without access to adequate food, water and electricity, according to the United Nations.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
The push for a Superfund designation has not gone without some public objection.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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Greg Norman, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
We’re done watching cash vanish while our kids go without.
—Ryan J. Taylor, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
The Israeli military campaign has also led to the displacement of some 1.9 million Gazans, many of whom have gone without access to adequate food, water and electricity, according to the United Nations.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
The push for a Superfund designation has not gone without some public objection.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Go without.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20without. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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