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Recent Examples of cadaverous 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 Concluding that the medical students and obstetricians were causing puerperal fever in their pregnant patients by infecting them with cadaverous particles on their hands, Semmelweis instituted some harsh protocols. Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024 Looking at that picture, the back of Biden's neck looks cadaverous. Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 30 Oct. 2023 Then those cadaverous mistakes are doing them in and losing games. Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 25 May 2023 Season 2 picks up 10 years after Sam Walker (Sprouse) discovered the unspeakable secrets of Drisking, Mo., when a ghost of the past arrives to drag him back for revenge — and back to the cadaverous forests that color his nightmares… and back to the gates of Borrasca. Todd Spangler, Variety, 31 Mar. 2022 Or the way that Morticia, voiced by Charlize Theron in the most musical of aristocratic purrs, doesn’t just walk but glides around in her cadaverous skin-tight dress that drapes over the floor in trails that look like black silk octopus legs. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2021 Slim to the point of cadaverous, intense, hawk-faced, almost totally bald, and sporting a bristling red mustache, Douri's devotion to Saddam was absolute and enforced with the loyalty and rigor of the fanatic. Philip Terzian, Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cadaverous
Adjective
  • My skin was pallid, and lesions covered the inside of my mouth.
    Suleika Jaouad, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The paintings are brushy and pallid, seemingly hinting at a dissatisfaction with commodified products such as these.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • In addition to a very gaunt appearance, other symptoms include: Extreme weakness Thin, dry skin with excess skin folds due to loss of fat Sparse, brittle hair that can be easily plucked out 8.
    Jonathan Purtell, Verywell Health, 13 June 2025
  • Recent photos of Bieber out and about show him looking gaunt and disappearing into his clothes.
    Shirley Halperin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Their signature three-circle motif floating on a pale sea invites questions and provokes fantasies.
    Dorothy Armstrong June 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
  • Anderson, a warm yet reserved figure sporting a pale blue suit with a red tie and the Jamaican flag proudly pinned to his lapel, said leadership and focus are essential, now more than ever.
    Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 18 June 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
  • Nearly six months later her skeletal remains were discovered during the excavation of massive debris piles inside her single-family home in Glastonbury.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
  • The recruitment camp designed to grow the cartel’s numbers, known as Izaguirre ranch, contained numerous pieces of clothing, shoes, bags, and skeletal remains.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 18 June 2025

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“Cadaverous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadaverous. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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