as in gaunt
suffering extreme weight loss as a result of hunger or disease
the stray kitten's skeletal body was pitiful to look at
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Recent Examples of skeletal
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.
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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
Our portable X-ray machine reveals their skeletal structure, and high-resolution scans capture the intricate details of their feet.
—James T. Stroud, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
What’s more, their skeletal structure was significantly better suited for sudden bursts of speed and grappling larger prey.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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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
Our portable X-ray machine reveals their skeletal structure, and high-resolution scans capture the intricate details of their feet.
—James T. Stroud, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
What’s more, their skeletal structure was significantly better suited for sudden bursts of speed and grappling larger prey.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for skeletal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skeletal
Adjective
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Egon Schiele had his thing for gaunt girls and their undergarments.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
14 Apr. 2025
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Tall and thin, bordering on gaunt, he was dressed in blue jeans, a flannel shirt, an old Army jacket, work boots, gloves and a blue wool cap.—
Alanna Nash,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Weinstein often looked haggard and out of it — unshaven, mouth ajar, eyes bleary.—
Phoebe Eaton,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
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The scene makes Perkins crack up — Death looks tired and haggard, his job is never done (especially this week), and while the father-son may have escaped this round, their paths will cross in some unknowable way in the future.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Skeletal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skeletal. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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