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Recent Examples of skeletal Director and dance-maker Abate keeps the story flowing seamlessly, almost cinematically — aided by designer Michelle Ney's skeletal scenery and seemingly limitless supply of rolling furniture and decor — until the tense drama requires absolute stillness. Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 With the building soon to be vacant, the congregation skeletal, repairs prohibitive, and a developer waiting in the wings to tear it down, the building’s fate looks grim. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 27 June 2025 For the animals, the sculptor engineered a skeletal armature and then orchestrated the layering of concrete from the bottom up. Paul Nicolaus, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025 Nearly six months later her skeletal remains were discovered during the excavation of massive debris piles inside her single-family home in Glastonbury. Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for skeletal
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Adjective
  • In addition to a very gaunt appearance, other symptoms include: Extreme weakness Thin, dry skin with excess skin folds due to loss of fat Sparse, brittle hair that can be easily plucked out 8.
    Jonathan Purtell, Verywell Health, 13 June 2025
  • Recent photos of Bieber out and about show him looking gaunt and disappearing into his clothes.
    Shirley Halperin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • When Claire first shows up, Sweeney’s haggard appearance is doubly shocking for anyone who’s seen how radiant the star looks in most roles.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 7 June 2025
  • Weinstein often looked haggard and out of it — unshaven, mouth ajar, eyes bleary.
    Phoebe Eaton, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025

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“Skeletal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skeletal. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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