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starvation

[stahr-vey-shuhn] / stɑrˈveɪ ʃən /
NOUN
hunger
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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Starvation in Gaza today summons up my grandmother’s stories of how her family starved to death in the Warsaw ghetto.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

"Starvation was the worst thing… you eat the crumbs on the carpet," he says.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025

Starvation has been condemned by United Nations Resolution 2417, which decried the use of deprivation of food and basic needs of the civilian population and compelled parties in conflict to ensure full humanitarian access.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2024

Later, while contemplating such a project on a walk with her dogs, Becker remembered the Minnesota Starvation Experiment.

From Slate • May 15, 2023

Starvation would force me to come to the house or the store.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien




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