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
Adjective
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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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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
Adjective
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The use of vitamin A is sometimes recommended for infected patients, especially children, who are already malnourished or nutrient deficient, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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The findings revealed that the puppy was severely malnourished.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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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The Land-Dweller comes in 36 mm and 40 mm sizes, both just 9.7 mm thin.—
Steven Rogers,
Robb Report,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Undernourished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undernourished. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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