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
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.
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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
But progress is expected in Asia and the Pacific, where the number of undernourished is projected to fall from the current 371 million to 202 million people by 2030.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2024
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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
But progress is expected in Asia and the Pacific, where the number of undernourished is projected to fall from the current 371 million to 202 million people by 2030.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undernourished
Adjective
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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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His Fox opinion piece promoted the use of vitamin A, which studies have shown is useful in treating measles in malnourished children.—
Sheryl Gay Stolberg,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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The neighbors quickly called 911 and tearfully told dispatchers that the boy had visible wounds, duct tape on his extremities, and seemed malnourished.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Between the fingers, its consistency is thin and light.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
14 Mar. 2025
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Nori comes in thin, dry strips often wrapped around a sushi roll.—
Adrienne Dellwo,
Verywell Health,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Undernourished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undernourished. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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