emaciated
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On Wednesday, the government had released photos of him hooked up to a ventilator and visibly emaciated, after acknowledging that his situation was "critical."
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
"It helped the story to see an emaciated body. With Reuben, I just wanted to feel the character in the body and feel physically imposing opposite Jamie."
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
The image was of two emaciated, impoverished South Asian children.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026
But the look on her face when she saw me, my emaciated frame, the chemical burn under my clavicle, sour smell I couldn’t mask, told me otherwise.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
She coughed a lot, and she was very thin, almost emaciated; but she still took pride in her appearance.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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