Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underfed
Adjective
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Wolozin said that basic childhood illnesses such as ear infections can become dangerous in Dilley because children are often sleep-deprived and malnourished.—
Caitlin Dickerson,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2026 -
Zona was emaciated and malnourished at the time of her death, police said.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And photos and videos after the storm showed undernourished Cubans, men, women and children dressed in rags and people barely managing in makeshift homes.—
David Goodhue
March 16,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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The kid appeared undernourished and wearing a torn Miami Heat T-shirt.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Underfed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underfed. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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