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
Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 23 Aug. 2025
In Hostage Square, some held up pictures of emaciated Palestinians, but many simply wanted an end to the fighting and a deal to free those hostages who remain in Gaza.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2025
They and other Israelis were horrified by the recent release of videos showing emaciated hostages speaking under duress and pleading for help and food.
—Natalie Melzer, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
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
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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
In Hostage Square, some held up pictures of emaciated Palestinians, but many simply wanted an end to the fighting and a deal to free those hostages who remain in Gaza.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2025
They and other Israelis were horrified by the recent release of videos showing emaciated hostages speaking under duress and pleading for help and food.
—Natalie Melzer, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emaciated
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
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If anything, his play over the years has masked just how much this team’s defensive structure has faded since Barry Trotz’s departure.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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By the 1960s and 1970s, as the youth market exploded and memories of war faded, advertising campaigns for German companies such as Volkswagen promoted their products as symbols of the counterculture.—
Robert M. Ehrenreich,
JSTOR Daily,
24 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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Humberto weakened slightly to a high-end Category 4 hurricane Sunday morning.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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So while the law still technically exists in Texas, its enforcement has been weakened.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Sep. 2025
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Scientists said the skeletal remains included bits of the creature's skull, ribs, legs and more.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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New details released by a Washington sheriff show how authorities used drones and canine teams to find ribs, feet and other skeletal remains presumably belonging to Travis Decker, the father suspected of killing his three daughters.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The counterculture had curdled, Vietnam was over but unsettled, and the economy sagged into stagflation.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Democratic Party’s brand — as well as the approval rating for some of the state’s top Democratic officials — has indeed sagged, even in solidly blue Colorado, according to a recent poll.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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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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The heated confrontation as caught on video, which went viral on social media.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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While hundreds of people who were arrested went free without charge during that turbulent year, prosecutors are now pointing to those past protests in a warning to people who hope to send a message about ICE.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Emaciated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emaciated. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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