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also anoretic
as in anorexic
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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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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
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From much of the plaza, yet another anorexic supertall for squillionaires, rising at 29th Street, now blots it out.—
Michael Kimmelman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2023
Adjective
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The impressive tomb didn’t contain skeletal remains that could help identify its owner.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Many Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel have also appeared thin and emaciated.—
Joey Roulette,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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The man, who has not been named, was found emaciated and told police he had been confined in the home since age 11.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The three men appeared gaunt and pale after 16 months in captivity.—
Jerome Socolovsky,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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In the distance, a line of tall gaunt leafless trees becomes visible.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2025
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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“Anorectic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anorectic. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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