undernourished

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Recent Examples of undernourished Factors like immune health and body fat play a role; if someone is already undernourished, their health will deteriorate quickly, after a few days without food. Angela Haupt, Time, 31 July 2025 Sticking with the example of hunger, the UN’s target number 2 out of 17, the inception of the Sustainable Development Goals came at a time when progress on the topic was good and only 552 million people in the world were estimated to be undernourished in 2014, down from 789 million in 2005. Katharina Buchholz, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025 This, in a neighborhood with lots of undernourished children. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2025 Officers from the Polk County Animal Cruelty Investigations Unit in Florida received a tip that two undernourished horses were seen on a farm in Lake Wales, according to a press release. Rachel Flynn, People.com, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for undernourished
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undernourished
Adjective
  • 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
  • Weinstein often looked haggard and out of it — unshaven, mouth ajar, eyes bleary.
    Phoebe Eaton, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Amawi often saw malnourished children who lacked the strength to play.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Malnutrition crisis The ongoing conflict, along with a lack of adequate aid, has led to thousands of malnourished Gazans, according to humanitarian organizations.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Instead of a hearty stew of beans, meat, and spices like cumin and chili powder, Skyline or Cincinnati chili is a thinner, slightly sweet meat sauce with strong notes of cinnamon, cloves, and allspice.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
  • What the team found instead was a thin layer of clay, less than one-hundredth of an inch thick, which had formed on top of the animals’ skin.
    Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025

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