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starvation

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


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She says that studies in mice have shown that starvation enhances the animal’s tolerance to chemotherapy doses but can’t cure the disease outright.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

The cars' energy starvation has changed the nature of driving.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Crops needed to stave off starvation have been decimated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Between 1846 and 1851, more than a million Irish people died from starvation or disease.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2026

By the time they found the floating island, it had been over six months since they left the Paradise Islands, and they were feeling the effects of starvation.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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