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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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Out of 10 sloths that arrived from Peru in February 2025, two were dead on arrival, and the remainder were emaciated and in very poor health, the report stated.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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An emaciated manatee calf was rescued on the Atlantic Ocean side of the Florida Keys on Tuesday and sent to SeaWorld Orlando for rehabilitation.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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When supermodels ruled the runway, low-rise pants hugged our hips, everyone smoked cigarettes, grunge was a music genre and an aesthetic, and looking scrawny and gaunt was considered attractive.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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In late-stage chronic wasting disease, deer often appear emaciated and gaunt, Labonte said.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Even with a visible chunk of brain, a missing nose, and a skeletal hand, Spear is still just a man trying to survive in a harsh environment where cruelty and slavery are the norm.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
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The digital portrait was created using AI and photo-editing techniques designed to translate skeletal and archaeological data into a realistic human likeness.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 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
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As Pichai entered the water, waves pummeled his lanky frame.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
6 May 2026
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Jim Mora could sense the excitement in Justin Joly’s voice, as if the lanky teenager was ready to hurdle himself through the phone.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Keep yards tidy—overgrowth, dead plants, and weedy driveways are neighborhood no-nos.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
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While Bermuda and Kikuyu are weedy if allowed to expand into adjacent planter beds, these are your best choices for areas meant exclusively for grass, at least where water conservation is concerned.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Die große Nacht im Eimer (The Big Night Down the Drain), made that year, depicts a figure of indiscernible age with a cadaverous pallor and yellow splotches, brandishing an oversized phallus beneath a soot-black veil.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
30 Apr. 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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“Anorexic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anorexic. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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