as in gaunt
suffering extreme weight loss as a result of hunger or disease
the stray kitten's skeletal body was pitiful to look at
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Recent Examples of skeletal
The post also said that in November of 1987, the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office had received a package in the mail which contained skeletal remains and an anonymous letter.
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Expect to see more wallpapers, rugs, and linens with fishermen tackling wild seas, in addition to celestial or skeletal themes that are reminiscent of old sailor tattoos.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
Daniel Thomas Halloran, who was born in Indiana in 1972, was identified as the 10th victim whose remains were found on Fox Hollow Farm in 1996 among thousands of other burned and crushed skeletal remains, according to Indiana officials and WXIN.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2025
True' Almost two years later, on May 14, 1983, partial skeletal remains were found on the island near a private duck hunting club, which is more than 60 miles northeast of San Francisco.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Expect to see more wallpapers, rugs, and linens with fishermen tackling wild seas, in addition to celestial or skeletal themes that are reminiscent of old sailor tattoos.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
Daniel Thomas Halloran, who was born in Indiana in 1972, was identified as the 10th victim whose remains were found on Fox Hollow Farm in 1996 among thousands of other burned and crushed skeletal remains, according to Indiana officials and WXIN.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2025
True' Almost two years later, on May 14, 1983, partial skeletal remains were found on the island near a private duck hunting club, which is more than 60 miles northeast of San Francisco.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skeletal
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While Kahn was on the GLP-1 bandwagon earlier than most, her story has become the norm for those using weight loss drugs, finding their skin is looser and their face is more gaunt, creating a wealth of opportunity across the beauty ecosphere.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
7 May 2025
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Egon Schiele had his thing for gaunt girls and their undergarments.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
14 Apr. 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 scene makes Perkins crack up — Death looks tired and haggard, his job is never done (especially this week), and while the father-son may have escaped this round, their paths will cross in some unknowable way in the future.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Skeletal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skeletal. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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