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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
Fueling your body inadequately will leave you feeling dissatisfied and undernourished.
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Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2026
But it still cannot be used to bring aid in, and though humanitarian support has increased via crossings from Israel, such assistance remains insufficient for the territory’s undernourished population.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The disease also tends to hit undernourished, immunocompromised, and pregnant people particularly hard, and many of the severest cases tend to occur in the youngest children.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
Children who are undernourished perform worse academically, reducing future earning potential.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
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Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2026
But it still cannot be used to bring aid in, and though humanitarian support has increased via crossings from Israel, such assistance remains insufficient for the territory’s undernourished population.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The disease also tends to hit undernourished, immunocompromised, and pregnant people particularly hard, and many of the severest cases tend to occur in the youngest children.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
Children who are undernourished perform worse academically, reducing future earning potential.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undernourished
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Rocking back and forth nervously during a television appearance, a haggard-looking Diaz-Canel acknowledged the same talks, which his government had denied were taking place just days before.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
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Wrexham, meanwhile, was near the bottom, struggling in England’s lowest division under a haggard fan-ownership group keeping it on life support.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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He was found weak and malnourished in the mountains of Ventura County — weighing only 17 pounds.—
Staff report,
Daily News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Zoo In 1967, Topa Topa was rescued from the Ventura County mountains as a one-year-old, weak and malnourished.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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These thin stainless steel cake testers are not only cheap to replace but also widely available.—
Jennifer Zyman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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That, along with the March trade that sent Sam Carrick to the Buffalo Sabres, would leave them painfully thin down the middle, with little center help coming up through the system.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Undernourished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undernourished. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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