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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After enduring a plane crash that killed many of their teammates, followed by 19 months of filth, starvation, conflict, and lethal cold, these girls should be kissing the asphalt that marks their return to civilization.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office later ruled that Benjamin's cause of death was starvation, according to KSAT.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Many are also expected to lose their lives to starvation and bombing.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2024
As Tyler points out, most deer that contract ocular plague die of predation or starvation before anyone spots them, making this discovery an outlier.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 25 Sep. 2024
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Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office later ruled that Benjamin's cause of death was starvation, according to KSAT.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Many are also expected to lose their lives to starvation and bombing.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2024
As Tyler points out, most deer that contract ocular plague die of predation or starvation before anyone spots them, making this discovery an outlier.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Starvation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starvation. Accessed 5 Oct. 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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