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Recent Examples of anorectic
Beyond that, signs' late and early parts are called anorectic and critical degrees.
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Lisa Stardust, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Lisa Stardust, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anorectic
Adjective
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Other folks smight only have enough space for a pair of anorexic goats.—
Clarence Schmidt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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Along with icons of anorexic saints, my childhood home was a place of books.—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Thousands of skeletal creatures were lying on bunks unable to move, while dead bodies were piled in heaps all around the camp, reeking of putrefaction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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Deputies followed the moss hunter back to the skull’s location and found more skeletal remains, according to police.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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One evening in early 1944, four emaciated young women, attempting to rouse themselves from their grim prison conditions, began a secret performance of Beethoven’s Pathétique sonata in the cold and cramped barrack that also served as their dormitory, practice room, eating place and parcel depot.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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An upstate New York humane society sent a powerful message by seeking legal repercussions when an emaciated dog came into their care.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And in a third, the gaunt 30-year-old killer flexes, purses his lips and squints.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The apparently recent footage showed two hostages -- Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Alon Ohel -- looking gaunt and exhausted while being driven around Gaza City.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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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“Anorectic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anorectic. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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