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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That means at least one in five people or households severely lack food and face starvation and destitution.
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Edith M. Lederer, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
As the international community warned of imminent mass starvation, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation appeared on the scene.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 5 June 2025
The needs are urgent: One in 5 Palestinians in Gaza faces starvation, according to the U.N.-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification platform.
—Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2025
One in five people in Gaza, about 500,000 people, faces starvation, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification platform said on May 12, according to the U.N. Of those, 71,000 children need treatment for acute malnutrition, according to the report.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 28 May 2025
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Edith M. Lederer, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
As the international community warned of imminent mass starvation, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation appeared on the scene.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 5 June 2025
The needs are urgent: One in 5 Palestinians in Gaza faces starvation, according to the U.N.-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification platform.
—Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2025
One in five people in Gaza, about 500,000 people, faces starvation, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification platform said on May 12, according to the U.N. Of those, 71,000 children need treatment for acute malnutrition, according to the report.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 28 May 2025
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“Starvation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starvation. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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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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