as in haggard
not getting enough food or not getting enough healthy food for good health and growth
undernourished children
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Recent Examples of undernourished
And the benefits would accrue in some surprising places—some 2 million children live in poverty and are undernourished in her home state of California, according to Saxon.
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IEEE Spectrum, 10 Mar. 2014
Disney has operated an undernourished subscription streaming service, ESPN+, for some years, and has committed to launching a full online app version of ESPN later this year, likely before the football season starts in August.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The long-in-coming move this summer of the Worldwide Leader to a true streaming experience with all of its top-tier sports rights (ESPN+ has been a badly undernourished placeholder for too long) will quickly be successful, even at $25 per month.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The United Nations’ World Food Programme says more than 40% of the population are undernourished.
—Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 10 Mar. 2014
Disney has operated an undernourished subscription streaming service, ESPN+, for some years, and has committed to launching a full online app version of ESPN later this year, likely before the football season starts in August.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The long-in-coming move this summer of the Worldwide Leader to a true streaming experience with all of its top-tier sports rights (ESPN+ has been a badly undernourished placeholder for too long) will quickly be successful, even at $25 per month.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The United Nations’ World Food Programme says more than 40% of the population are undernourished.
—Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undernourished
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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
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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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Because its teams can't coordinate movements with the military, Save the Children suspended programs providing nutrition to malnourished children, said Rachael Cummings, the group's humanitarian response leader in Gaza.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Mar. 2025
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In November, the pair found Cali in Mexico looking malnourished and frail.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2025
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Probably because its seven episodes constitute only a partial adaptation of The Last of Us Part II, whereas the nine-part first season covered the entire original game, the story is stretched too thin.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Undernourished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undernourished. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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