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Recent Examples of anorexic
At once too frigid and too promiscuous within the terms of early psychoanalysis, the anorexic woman’s appetites (or lack thereof) were a threat to the cultural order.
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Anna Shechtman, Harper's Magazine, 2 Mar. 2024
From much of the plaza, yet another anorexic supertall for squillionaires, rising at 29th Street, now blots it out.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023
The anorexic girl is a victim of improper consumption.
—Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2021
In February, her daughter passed out—probably from low blood pressure, a common health complication in anorexic patients—and went to the emergency room.
—Sumathi Reddy, WSJ, 21 June 2021
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Anna Shechtman, Harper's Magazine, 2 Mar. 2024
From much of the plaza, yet another anorexic supertall for squillionaires, rising at 29th Street, now blots it out.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023
The anorexic girl is a victim of improper consumption.
—Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2021
In February, her daughter passed out—probably from low blood pressure, a common health complication in anorexic patients—and went to the emergency room.
—Sumathi Reddy, WSJ, 21 June 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anorexic
Adjective
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Beyond that, signs' late and early parts are called anorectic and critical degrees.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
22 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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In the opening moments, Loznitsa, working with the Romanian cinematographer Oleg Mutu, plants the camera before the prison gates, which open with a loud creak, allowing a fresh batch of emaciated arrivals to shuffle into a work yard.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Haggard and emaciated, Tony looked to have lost more than 50 pounds, according to court documents.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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As Alpha waits for the results of blood tests, she is startled by the sudden appearance of a gaunt, jittery stranger in their apartment.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Lie’s Evans is gaunt and distant, a shy man hidden behind a veil of cigarette smoke, unable to process — or even express — his grief.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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His skeletal remains were found on a beach in Washington state.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Then, in May 2024, a fisherman found skeletal remains in a frozen grave near a river at the Deer Creek Campground in Bailey.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Rocking back and forth nervously during a television appearance, a haggard-looking Diaz-Canel acknowledged the same talks, which his government had denied were taking place just days before.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
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Wrexham, meanwhile, was near the bottom, struggling in England’s lowest division under a haggard fan-ownership group keeping it on life support.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The lanky 73-year-old paddled the river five days in a row in late March, guiding vacationing couples, families and university students, many of them on their first run of the Rio Grande.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Miami Marlins’ lanky, 6-8, hopeful ace of the future fired his first four-seam fastball to Jake McCarthy at 98 mph.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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As a result, privets are incredibly invasive and weedy.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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All asparagus species are virtually indestructible owing to their rhizomes, and two of them, although popular in dry arrangements, can become weedy in the garden.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
21 Feb. 2026
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As the hulking creature, the Australian star appears to have pale, cadaverous skin with lacerations across it and long, stringy hair.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Plus, the kid isn’t dead either, as his flailing pale self that looks on the verge of the cadaverous pops out of the trunk Jack shoves him in.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 Sep. 2024
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“Anorexic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anorexic. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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