as in gaunt
suffering extreme weight loss as a result of hunger or disease
the emaciated bodies of the survivors of the concentration camps
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as in faded
to lose bodily strength or vigor
without adequate medical supplies, doctors could only look on helplessly as cholera victims continued to emaciate
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Recent Examples of emaciated
Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024
When an emaciated dwarf sperm whale calf washed ashore on a Florida beach last month, officials brought the distressed mammal to veterinarians for further examination.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
Shortly before Thanksgiving, Florida's Broward County Animal Services found the emaciated canine injured and alone in a park.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
In February, a 46-foot-long whale was found washed up on an Oregon shore — emaciated, entangled and covered in what appears to be wounds from killer whales.
—CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day follows the slow chipping away at Lovro, and his descent from free-spirited film director to emaciated prisoner on Barren Island, or Goli Otok, who holds on to his humanity by a thread.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024
When an emaciated dwarf sperm whale calf washed ashore on a Florida beach last month, officials brought the distressed mammal to veterinarians for further examination.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
Shortly before Thanksgiving, Florida's Broward County Animal Services found the emaciated canine injured and alone in a park.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
In February, a 46-foot-long whale was found washed up on an Oregon shore — emaciated, entangled and covered in what appears to be wounds from killer whales.
—CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emaciated
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The face that looked back at her in the rearview mirror was gaunt, her skin pale around glassy hazel eyes.Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
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Gone is the gaunt, skeletal vampire of the 1922 film, replaced by a larger, more intimidating, master of the undead with a mustache and deep voice.Scott Phillips, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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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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These are films about a haggard failson trying to hold his life together with the help of a wise-cracking goo monster who longs for the taste of human brains.Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2024
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But the militants, while greatly weakened, have repeatedly regrouped, often after Israeli forces withdraw from areas.Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Those at high-risk for listeria infection are newborns, those who are pregnant, have weakened immune systems, and those aged 65 or older.Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
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Her attacks often left behind nothing but chilling remnants—torn garments, skeletal remains and the haunting echoes of her roars.Scott Travers, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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In September, authorities confirmed that skeletal remains found by a deer hunter in Wisconsin were those of a preschool-age boy named Elijah Vue who had been missing since February.Stephen Smith, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Netflix's livestreams haven't always been smooth sailing The streaming giant has had its fair share of livestreaming experiences that went well, including the live roast of legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady.Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
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Those bleak years devastated the American rail industry, as revenue fell by 50 percent from 1928 to 1933, and a third of the country’s railroads went into bankruptcy.Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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