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also anoretic
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Recent Examples of anorectic
Beyond that, signs' late and early parts are called anorectic and critical degrees.
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Lisa Stardust, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Lisa Stardust, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anorectic
Adjective
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When Klara ends up in the local hospital’s anorexic ward, David and Laura must resort to even more desperate measures, which paradoxically help thaw out their own emotional cold war.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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Other folks smight only have enough space for a pair of anorexic goats.—
Clarence Schmidt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The new species was identified by its DNA, body size, skin texture, coloring, finger and toe shape, skeletal structure, teeth, and other subtle physical features, researchers said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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The second area Monasterio noted concerns skeletal maturity.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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When the Plainfield Police Department responded to an animal cruelty call in April 2023, officers found two emaciated dogs in barren crates.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
18 Sep. 2025
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One evening in early 1944, four emaciated young women, attempting to rouse themselves from their grim prison conditions, began a secret performance of Beethoven’s Pathétique sonata in the cold and cramped barrack that also served as their dormitory, practice room, eating place and parcel depot.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And in a third, the gaunt 30-year-old killer flexes, purses his lips and squints.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The apparently recent footage showed two hostages -- Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Alon Ohel -- looking gaunt and exhausted while being driven around Gaza City.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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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“Anorectic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anorectic. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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