as in gaunt
suffering extreme weight loss as a result of hunger or disease
the emaciated bodies of the survivors of the concentration camps
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as in faded
to lose bodily strength or vigor
without adequate medical supplies, doctors could only look on helplessly as cholera victims continued to emaciate
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Recent Examples of emaciated
EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
At the age of 32, the emaciated 68-pound man eventually escaped earlier this year only by setting fire to his room and forcing firefighters to enter his home.
—Eleanor Sobel, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Since then, Gaza’s starvation crisis has deepened, with images of emaciated children causing global alarm.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
David was emaciated, practically a skeleton, and moved in slow motion.
—Seth Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
The segment right before the day 32 Vanuatu reward challenge for a Pontiac G6 showcased just how emaciated the Syracuse student was with shots of bones sticking out of her back.
—EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
At the age of 32, the emaciated 68-pound man eventually escaped earlier this year only by setting fire to his room and forcing firefighters to enter his home.
—Eleanor Sobel, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Since then, Gaza’s starvation crisis has deepened, with images of emaciated children causing global alarm.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
David was emaciated, practically a skeleton, and moved in slow motion.
—Seth Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emaciated
Adjective
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Then a gaunt old girl lit out over the ridge, and the others broke and followed.—
Fred C. Mercer,
Outdoor Life,
14 Aug. 2025
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But the most notable departure, however, is that of gaunt, artsy Nevermore student Xavier Thorpe, who was presented as a potential love interest for Jenna Ortega's Wednesday Addams.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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When the screams faded away, Monica Santana and Maria Lema, who had driven down from Waukegan to scream, peeled off.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The legal sands shifted in the weeks and months after they were formally charged and days of demonstrations protesting his death faded out.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
3 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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The problem is that what gets cut isn’t always cosmetic, and sometimes the very safeguards designed to block harmful outputs, such as hate speech or criminal instructions, are weakened or lost.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the latest jobs report confirmed that the labor market weakened sharply over the spring and summer and that sectors most affected by tariffs have seen the biggest losses.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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The Federal Reserve had been pressured to keep interest rates low to facilitate wartime financing, resulting in a dollar that sagged badly from its official gold parity.—
Nathan Lewis,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But Iran’s model decayed even in places where Israel and the United States had not attacked for some time.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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Within the next 18 days, the new short July 25 90/115 strangle would be worth only 46 cents, also having decayed by more than 80% of the value when the trade was initiated, at which point a trader could have rolled the short strangle yet again.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
18 Aug. 2025
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That new equalized funding formula went into effect after a three-year transition period in 2024, when 44 groups each got $9,269, according to the three-year awards report.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Following in the menswear trend of the night, Lenny Kravitz went sans shirt at the MTV VMAs.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Emaciated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emaciated. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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