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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No food has entered northern Gaza since the start of October, putting 1 million people at risk of starvation, the World Food Programme told CNN last week.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
Just two generations ago, governments, pundits, and global institutions were panicking about a population explosion, fearing mass starvation and immiseration as a result of childbearing in poor countries.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
Our estrangement began around the time his sister died from starvation.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
According to a March report by Save the Children, months of violence, displacement, starvation and disease have caused relentless mental harm to children in Gaza.
—Daniele Hamamdjian, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2024
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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
Just two generations ago, governments, pundits, and global institutions were panicking about a population explosion, fearing mass starvation and immiseration as a result of childbearing in poor countries.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
Our estrangement began around the time his sister died from starvation.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
According to a March report by Save the Children, months of violence, displacement, starvation and disease have caused relentless mental harm to children in Gaza.
—Daniele Hamamdjian, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Starvation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starvation. Accessed 5 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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