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as in anorexic
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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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At once too frigid and too promiscuous within the terms of early psychoanalysis, the anorexic woman’s appetites (or lack thereof) were a threat to the cultural order.—
Anna Shechtman,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Mar. 2024
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From much of the plaza, yet another anorexic supertall for squillionaires, rising at 29th Street, now blots it out.—
Michael Kimmelman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2023
Adjective
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Reuters images show the bus completely burned out after it was engulfed by flames following the collision, with just the skeletal remains of the metal frame left standing.—
CNN,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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Denver’s Office of the Medical Examiner on Friday announced skeletal remains found last year near Cherry Creek are those of an Indigenous woman who had been missing since May.—
Max Levy,
The Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Liberated by the Red Army On Jan. 27, 1945, Soviet troops arrived at the gates of Auschwitz and found some 7,000 weak and emaciated prisoners.—
Vanessa Gera,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Other animals had to be euthanized Photos shared by the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office show the horses, one of which is extremely emaciated.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The three male hostages released last Saturday appeared gaunt and frail, and Israelis reacted with anger and horror at their appearance.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2025
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Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and Or Levy appeared gaunt and frail as they were paraded by the militants on a makeshift stage in Gaza before they were handed over to the Red Cross.—
Michael Rios,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Nobody could have given this song so much haggard soul.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2025
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The face that confronted him was haggard and gaunt, its hair and beard unkempt.—
Greg Jackson,
The New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2024
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“Anorectic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anorectic. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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