undernourishment

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undernourishment
Noun
  • According to food-security experts, extreme malnutrition in Gaza, already high, skyrocketed after GHF took over; according to Netanyahu, the foundation failed to prevent looting by Hamas.
    Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
  • On the floor of their tiny makeshift home in a refugee camp in Bangladesh, her mother Fatima Begum feeds Sofiya by rubbing her gums with a food paste designed to treat severe malnutrition.
    Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Over the past few decades, this simple product has helped to bring millions of children back from the brink of starvation.
    Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Zinna died of thirst and starvation, but the day would never be determined.
    Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Undernourishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undernourishment. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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