emaciates

present tense third-person singular of emaciate
as in fades
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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  • That’s where Logano’s optimism fades.
    Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Tailgating Tips Getting it Right Clemson’s shady campus is leafy and green in August and September, turning red and gold as summer fades to fall.
    Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • Blocking them causes disruption to the cells’ energy-generating mitochondria and leads to oxidative stress, which further weakens cancer.
    Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Even as the storm weakens over Baja California, its tropical moisture will continue to drift north, fueling intense downpours and possible flooding across the Southwest.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • Same goes for their boss, Jason Kidd.
    Dan Woike, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • These two puzzles are both relevant to the fundamental properties and constituents of the Universe, but as far as the resolution goes, that will have to await our scientific future.
    Big Think, Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • More Tips To Remove Stubborn Oil Stains If dish soap fails to remove an oil stain, try pre-treating it with an enzymatic liquid laundry detergent instead.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Cubs offense fails to deliver Chicago’s offense put little pressure on Milwaukee pitching all night.
    The Athletic MLB Staff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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  • The vessel then gradually sinks deeper and deeper into the sea until it is fully submerged by the end of the clip.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Take a deep inhale through your nose, and tilt your pelvis toward you so your belly button sinks down and your back goes flat on the ground.
    Jakob Roze, Health, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Emaciates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emaciates. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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