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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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Along with icons of anorexic saints, my childhood home was a place of books.—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Last week, skeletal remains found on New Jersey beaches were identified as those of a 19th-century schooner captain.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
29 May 2025
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The skeletal remains of a 53-year-old north Charlotte man who went missing in 2016 were found in a Davidson County scrapyard on May 14, police said Wednesday.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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Shearwaters are nocturnal, so every dawn, the scientists go to the beach to find chicks that were too weak and emaciated to make the flight.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
23 May 2025
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Listen to this article An animal rescue in Stratford is collecting donations to help an emaciated dog in critical need of medical care after allegedly being severely neglected.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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Recent photos of Bieber out and about show him looking gaunt and disappearing into his clothes.—
Shirley Halperin,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2025
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While Kahn was on the GLP-1 bandwagon earlier than most, her story has become the norm for those using weight loss drugs, finding their skin is looser and their face is more gaunt, creating a wealth of opportunity across the beauty ecosphere.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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Weinstein often looked haggard and out of it — unshaven, mouth ajar, eyes bleary.—
Phoebe Eaton,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
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The scene makes Perkins crack up — Death looks tired and haggard, his job is never done (especially this week), and while the father-son may have escaped this round, their paths will cross in some unknowable way in the future.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Anorectic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anorectic. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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