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Recent Examples of anorexic
In February, her daughter passed out—probably from low blood pressure, a common health complication in anorexic patients—and went to the emergency room.
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Sumathi Reddy, WSJ, 21 June 2021
Her oldest daughter, Sadie, 26, speaks up when her mom’s anorexic behaviors flare.
—Deanna Weniger, Twin Cities, 28 Dec. 2019
His team has previously found cancer patients with an anorexic and muscle-wasting syndrome called cachexia also have high blood levels of GDF15.
—Roni Dengler, Science | AAAS, 21 Mar. 2018
His treatment for anorexic girls involved sitting the whole family down for lunch and urging the parents to use all means to get their daughters to eat.
—Faye Fiore, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2017
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Sumathi Reddy, WSJ, 21 June 2021
Her oldest daughter, Sadie, 26, speaks up when her mom’s anorexic behaviors flare.
—Deanna Weniger, Twin Cities, 28 Dec. 2019
His team has previously found cancer patients with an anorexic and muscle-wasting syndrome called cachexia also have high blood levels of GDF15.
—Roni Dengler, Science | AAAS, 21 Mar. 2018
His treatment for anorexic girls involved sitting the whole family down for lunch and urging the parents to use all means to get their daughters to eat.
—Faye Fiore, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anorexic
Adjective
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The women were arrested on child abuse charges after Ruby Franke's emaciated 12-year-old son Russell escaped through a window and knocked on a neighbor's door.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2025
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The two women were later charged with felony child abuse in August 2023 after a neighbor called 911 to report that Franke’s emaciated son knocked at his door asking for help.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Egon Schiele had his thing for gaunt girls and their undergarments.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
14 Apr. 2025
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Tall and thin, bordering on gaunt, he was dressed in blue jeans, a flannel shirt, an old Army jacket, work boots, gloves and a blue wool cap.—
Alanna Nash,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Daniel Thomas Halloran, who was born in Indiana in 1972, was identified as the 10th victim whose remains were found on Fox Hollow Farm in 1996 among thousands of other burned and crushed skeletal remains, according to Indiana officials and WXIN.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2025
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True' Almost two years later, on May 14, 1983, partial skeletal remains were found on the island near a private duck hunting club, which is more than 60 miles northeast of San Francisco.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Weinstein often looked haggard and out of it — unshaven, mouth ajar, eyes bleary.—
Phoebe Eaton,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
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The scene makes Perkins crack up — Death looks tired and haggard, his job is never done (especially this week), and while the father-son may have escaped this round, their paths will cross in some unknowable way in the future.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
21 Feb. 2025
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As a tall, lanky receiver at 6-5, 195 pounds, Skinner is a decent route-runner who has speed and explosiveness to separate from defenders.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Romeo is a lanky boyish redhead (Niall Cunningham).—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Crabgrass is an annual, weedy, warm-season grass that prefers the hot and dry summer weather over the cool spring and fall temperatures that bluegrass prefers.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2025
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Some host plants are herb-sized and easy to fit into snug spaces, while others may be undesirably weedy in vigor.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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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Moreover, keeping the cadaverous Biden in the White House is a daily reminder to the American people of the feebleness and anemia of the Democratic Party, which taints Harris by association.—
Armstrong Williams,
Baltimore Sun,
23 July 2024
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The brush was too spindly to climb and too thick for a fast getaway, and the big Bahamian guide saved my hide by swinging his heavy machete to knock the boar down and fall on it.—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
1 May 2025
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Add pops of red to a neutral space or a spindly chair to capture cottage chic in your room.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Anorexic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anorexic. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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