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
Life in Arkham is no life at all, and Phoenix appears to have undergone even more severe weight loss in the name of his craft this time, all the better to suggest a broken, undernourished soul.
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
Zinc supplementation increases height in both healthy and undernourished children.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2024
At a time when climate change, poverty, and instability are driving food insecurity— leaving one in five Africans undernourished and 58% facing moderate to severe hunger— investing in indigenous crops offers a powerful solution.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
The recipient twin often receives the majority of the nourishment, leaving the donor twin undernourished, smaller, and often anemic.
—Pamela Prindle Fierro, Parents, 30 July 2024
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
Zinc supplementation increases height in both healthy and undernourished children.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2024
At a time when climate change, poverty, and instability are driving food insecurity— leaving one in five Africans undernourished and 58% facing moderate to severe hunger— investing in indigenous crops offers a powerful solution.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
The recipient twin often receives the majority of the nourishment, leaving the donor twin undernourished, smaller, and often anemic.
—Pamela Prindle Fierro, Parents, 30 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undernourished
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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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The TikTok video showing the malnourished dog went viral online.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Fadi al-Zant, 6, became the face of malnourished children in Gaza in March.Jamie Ross, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
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But at the heart, the Whiteout V2 is still a player’s stick, with a 98-square-inch head and thinner beam for players with faster swing speeds.Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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Notes: Longer, thinner potatoes will fill the dish better than shorter, rounder potatoes.Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Undernourished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undernourished. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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