starvation
noun
star·va·tion
stär-ˈvā-shən 
Examples of starvation in a Sentence
The famine brought mass starvation.
Millions of people face starvation every day.
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Joshua Zeman’s documentary chronicles the courageous efforts to save them, first from starvation, then via transport to new homes.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
The violence has killed at least 60,000 people, according to a report issued in November by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine's Sudan Research Group, and more than half the country faces starvation.
—Maria Isabel Barros Guinle, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
Global famine monitors and United Nations and U.S. officials have warned repeatedly of the imminent risk of malnutrition and deaths from starvation reaching famine levels.
—Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
This time of year, many species collect and cache food to stave off winter starvation, sometimes from pilfering competitors.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
The violence has killed at least 60,000 people, according to a report issued in November by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine's Sudan Research Group, and more than half the country faces starvation.
—Maria Isabel Barros Guinle, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
Global famine monitors and United Nations and U.S. officials have warned repeatedly of the imminent risk of malnutrition and deaths from starvation reaching famine levels.
—Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
This time of year, many species collect and cache food to stave off winter starvation, sometimes from pilfering competitors.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Starvation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starvation. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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starvation
noun
star·va·tion
stär-ˈvā-shən
: the act or an instance of starving : the state of being starved
Medical Definition
starvation
noun
star·va·tion
stär-ˈvā-shən
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