anorexic

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Recent Examples of anorexic 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 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 See All Example Sentences for anorexic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anorexic
Adjective
  • Beyond that, signs' late and early parts are called anorectic and critical degrees.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • In all, 12 dogs were inside, 10 of them puppies and two mama dogs, all emaciated, all living in filth, all in a single home, the Nashville Humane Association said.
    Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Only after a court was shown video footage from inside the mine showing dozens of bodies and emaciated survivors did the government launch a rescue.
    Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 23 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Then a gaunt old girl lit out over the ridge, and the others broke and followed.
    Fred C. Mercer, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Owyhee County Coroner Aaron Tines said the human skeleton had hardware connecting the bones in the correct anatomical positions, in a process known as skeletal articulation.
    Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Archaeological evidence such as skeletal remains found at the sites of these ancient venues are helping researchers identify the species involved in the events.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 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
Adjective
  • One does not hire Bill Skarsgård unless one is looking for a lanky, off-putting weirdo.
    Katie Rife, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Visit in spring for a chance to see the road lined with tall and lanky Big Bend bluebonnets.
    Eva Frederick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • For years, nearby residents came to this isolated corner of the lakefront to take walks and find comfort in the solitude and often unkept beach and weedy woodland behind it.
    Michael McColly, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Your neighbors probably won't be bothered by your weedy flower beds or rusty lawn furniture.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 July 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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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