hunger strike

noun

Definition of hunger strikenext
as in sweet tooth

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Recent Examples of hunger strike Two days earlier, Delhi police officers had descended on Jantar Mantar, the eighteenth-century astronomical observatory and frequent site of protests in the nation’s capital, where Wangchuk had been on an indefinite hunger strike since June 28. — Jonathan Mingle, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026 On the evening of July 18, police charged the protest site and forcibly removed Wangchuk and others, who had been on the hunger strike for 20 days by then. — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026 More than 1,000 death-row inmates held in a unit of Iran’s Ghezel Hesar Prison have entered a third week of a mass hunger strike to protest regime executions, with some prisoners sewing their lips shut in protest, according to reports. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026 The 59-year-old education activist Sonam Wangchuk undertook a 26-day hunger strike in support of the movement. — Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hunger strike
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  1. sweet tooth
  2. famine
  3. fast
  4. craving
Noun
  • These cult-favorite cookies are a splurge-worthy gift for anyone with a sweet tooth.
    — Genevieve Cepeda, InStyle, 21 Oct. 2026
  • And if all of that weren’t enough to satisfy one’s sweet tooth, Cameron said eventually customers will be able to add a mini doughnut as a garnish to their fizzy drinks.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of sweet tooth
Noun
  • Many of them fled to the south to escape famine and economic hardship.
    — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Most historians blame Mao's policies for tens of millions of deaths through famine and politically motivated persecution.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of famine
Noun
  • Smith’s fast is a compelling personal story, not a prescription.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • In a letter to the editor that year, a Nampa man participating in the fast wrote to the Statesman.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of fast
Noun
  • Ladybird Taco started with a breakfast craving, a homemade tortilla and a chance encounter that changed everything.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
  • And, later, a midnight snack of lobster rolls, hot dogs, and pizzas certainly quashed any late-night cravings.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of craving

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“Hunger strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunger%20strike. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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