anorexic

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Recent Examples of anorexic Her oldest daughter, Sadie, 26, speaks up when her mom’s anorexic behaviors flare. Deanna Weniger, Twin Cities, 28 Dec. 2019 His team has previously found cancer patients with an anorexic and muscle-wasting syndrome called cachexia also have high blood levels of GDF15. Roni Dengler, Science | AAAS, 21 Mar. 2018 His treatment for anorexic girls involved sitting the whole family down for lunch and urging the parents to use all means to get their daughters to eat. Faye Fiore, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2017 Yet the building itself is almost anorexic in its proportions, with 13 floors soaring over a lot barely 30 feet wide. Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017 See All Example Sentences for anorexic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anorexic
Adjective
  • The man, who has not been named, was found emaciated and told police he had been confined in the home since age 11.
    Peter D'Abrosca, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Many of the hostages released by Hamas returned emaciated and malnourished and described harsh conditions in captivity.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In the distance, a line of tall gaunt leafless trees becomes visible.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Stepping out from a white van, the Israeli civilian looked gaunt and frightened.
    Mick Krever, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • When McGovern runs from a skeletal monster into a narrow, claustrophobic hallway with locked doors, the bony hands emitting from the goon’s chest aren’t as oppressive as the overall atmosphere.
    The New York Times, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Investigators are now tasked with comparing DNA samples or dental records to see if the skeletal remains belong to Schepers.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • There’s a slight Francis Bacon aspect to them, poetic but at the same time incontrovertibly real, depicting every distorted limb, every haggard face and emaciated body, every wound and scar.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Nobody could have given this song so much haggard soul.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • His long, lanky legs looked extra skinny and his body distorted.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
  • With their lanky legs and slender necks, sandhill cranes stand roughly three to four feet tall.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Fire is a natural part of ecosystems in the Southeast, often burning through weedy shrubs and enabling native plants to grow without as much competition.
    Kiley Price, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Then, prune overgrown trees and shrubs, trim tall grasses and weedy areas, mow regularly to keep your lawn cut close, and consider calling a chimney sweep to clean out your chimney.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Plus, the kid isn’t dead either, as his flailing pale self that looks on the verge of the cadaverous pops out of the trunk Jack shoves him in.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2024
  • Moreover, keeping the cadaverous Biden in the White House is a daily reminder to the American people of the feebleness and anemia of the Democratic Party, which taints Harris by association.
    Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2024
Adjective
  • That’s because the twisty, spindly room centerpiece with large, pointy, deep green leaves is no ordinary tree.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
  • In a black-and-white photo that serves as Cyrus’ new profile picture on Instagram, the backlit singer poses in a spindly, avant-garde headpiece while staring directly at the camera — though her face is entirely blacked out by the high contrast of the artwork.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2025

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