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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The flow of aid has been so slow, often halted by Israel, that many Palestinians face starvation.
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Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
More than half of the country’s population of 46 million is experiencing acute hunger, and three-quarters of a million people face starvation.
—Angelina Jolie, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
With carbon-dioxide starvation out of the picture, these hardy plants could perhaps live for 800 million extra years.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
Though the exact circumstances of their deaths remain a mystery, experts believe some combination of scurvy, starvation and exposure contributed.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
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Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
More than half of the country’s population of 46 million is experiencing acute hunger, and three-quarters of a million people face starvation.
—Angelina Jolie, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
With carbon-dioxide starvation out of the picture, these hardy plants could perhaps live for 800 million extra years.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
Though the exact circumstances of their deaths remain a mystery, experts believe some combination of scurvy, starvation and exposure contributed.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Starvation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starvation. Accessed 22 Nov. 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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