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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Many of the babies born in the Magdalene Laundries, died from starvation, from the cold and from neglect.
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Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The kitten was in rough shape, with an eye infection, a head wound, and obvious signs of starvation.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
An Arabic language infographic on treating refeeding syndrome, a serious condition resulting from chronic starvation, was widely on social media in the wake of the prisons' opening.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
Between eighty and ninety per cent of the Syrian people are on the verge of starvation.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2024
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Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The kitten was in rough shape, with an eye infection, a head wound, and obvious signs of starvation.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
An Arabic language infographic on treating refeeding syndrome, a serious condition resulting from chronic starvation, was widely on social media in the wake of the prisons' opening.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
Between eighty and ninety per cent of the Syrian people are on the verge of starvation.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Starvation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starvation. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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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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