skeletal
adjective
skel·e·tal
ˈske-lə-tᵊl 
: of, relating to, forming, attached to, or resembling a skeleton
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The archaeologist found skeletal remains.
She was skeletal after her illness.
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Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Investigators found skeletal remains inside a car, which turned out to be a match for the missing woman, police said.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
The Kane County coroner’s office announced Thursday night that the skeletal remains found inside a car removed this week from the Fox River belong to Karen Schepers, the 23-year-old Elgin woman missing since April 1983.
—Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
But in March 1995, skeletal remains were found in a riverbed in Santa Cruz County in Northern California.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Skeletal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skeletal. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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skeletal
adjective
skel·e·tal
ˈskel-ət-ᵊl
: of, relating or attached to, forming, or resembling a skeleton
skeletal muscles
the skeletal system
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