as in haggard
not getting enough food or not getting enough healthy food for good health and growth
undernourished children
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Recent Examples of undernourished
Fueling your body inadequately will leave you feeling dissatisfied and undernourished.
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Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2026
But it still cannot be used to bring aid in, and though humanitarian support has increased via crossings from Israel, such assistance remains insufficient for the territory’s undernourished population.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The disease also tends to hit undernourished, immunocompromised, and pregnant people particularly hard, and many of the severest cases tend to occur in the youngest children.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
Children who are undernourished perform worse academically, reducing future earning potential.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
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Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2026
But it still cannot be used to bring aid in, and though humanitarian support has increased via crossings from Israel, such assistance remains insufficient for the territory’s undernourished population.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The disease also tends to hit undernourished, immunocompromised, and pregnant people particularly hard, and many of the severest cases tend to occur in the youngest children.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
Children who are undernourished perform worse academically, reducing future earning potential.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undernourished
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Rocking back and forth nervously during a television appearance, a haggard-looking Diaz-Canel acknowledged the same talks, which his government had denied were taking place just days before.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
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Wrexham, meanwhile, was near the bottom, struggling in England’s lowest division under a haggard fan-ownership group keeping it on life support.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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The mother of the malnourished and badly bruised youngster, Dominque Servant, 33, has been charged, alongside her boyfriend, Joey Ruffin, 38, with causing Markell’s death in February.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Directorate General of Health Services said unvaccinated children or those who have not completed the two-dose measles schedule face the greatest risk and that malnourished children are particularly prone to severe complications such as pneumonia and encephalitis.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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However, higher commodity and energy prices stemming from the conflict have started feeding into Chinese manufacturers' input costs, threatening to weigh on firms' already thin margins.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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Our strictly historical sources for Paul are thin.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Undernourished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undernourished. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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