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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Riyadh and Abu Dhabi have clout to jointly force an end to the starvation tactics.
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Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
Ashley Shade, University of Lyon But dormancy is also necessary outside periods of starvation.
—Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 5 June 2024
Some marine life will eat enough to kill them from starvation, organ damage or some other side effect.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
The gangs have forced thousands of people from their homes, paralyzed the economy and now has millions facing starvation.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
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Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
Ashley Shade, University of Lyon But dormancy is also necessary outside periods of starvation.
—Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 5 June 2024
Some marine life will eat enough to kill them from starvation, organ damage or some other side effect.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
The gangs have forced thousands of people from their homes, paralyzed the economy and now has millions facing starvation.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
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“Starvation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starvation. Accessed 2 Jul. 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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