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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underfed
Adjective
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The 3-year-old child, who remains in the hospital, was described in a probable cause statement as being very malnourished, weighing 17 pounds and three ounces, per KSDK.
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The child’s malnourished body was already decomposing.
Adjective
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Nursing mothers had to travel farther to find food, leaving many pups undernourished and leading to thousands of strandings along the California coast.
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In undernourished individuals, the immune system may not generate sufficient or lasting protection, thereby reducing vaccine efficacy.
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“Underfed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underfed. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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