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as in drooped
to be limp from lack of water or vigor
flowers flagging in the summer heat
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as in faded
to lose bodily strength or vigor
we flagged as we neared the end of the long mountain trail
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as in waved
to direct or notify by a movement or gesture
flagged the cars into the other parking lot
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Recent Examples of flagged
Prima Wirayani, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, longtime government contractor Palantir was paid $30 million to extend a contract to build a system designed to locate people flagged for deportation.
—Garance Burke, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
First responders said they were flagged on Tuesday night by a homeless man who spotted a dog below a train trestle in Bridgewater.
—Barry Pintar, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
During an earnings call with analysts, ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott defended the company's business model and recent multibillion acquisition spree, which some investors had flagged as a sign that the company is trying to restart growth.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Still, more cautious analysts have flagged weaker activity in China.
—Bloomberg News, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
Officials recently flagged signs at Big Bend National Park in Texas that referenced geology, fossils, and prehistoric history, some of which were written in both Spanish and English.
—Outside, 28 Jan. 2026
Among the issues flagged were licensing loopholes that allowed Kenneth Chee and his company, Devastating Pyrotechnics, to import fireworks despite Chee’s prior conviction for a violent felony.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Auditors flagged problems that went unaddressed.
—Jennifer Nassour, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
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The moves capped a volatile week for Indonesian assets after the index compiler flagged concerns about transparency in Southeast Asia’s biggest market, sending benchmark stocks to their worst two-day rout in nearly three decades before regulators stepped in.
—Prima Wirayani, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, longtime government contractor Palantir was paid $30 million to extend a contract to build a system designed to locate people flagged for deportation.
—Garance Burke, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
First responders said they were flagged on Tuesday night by a homeless man who spotted a dog below a train trestle in Bridgewater.
—Barry Pintar, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
During an earnings call with analysts, ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott defended the company's business model and recent multibillion acquisition spree, which some investors had flagged as a sign that the company is trying to restart growth.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Still, more cautious analysts have flagged weaker activity in China.
—Bloomberg News, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
Officials recently flagged signs at Big Bend National Park in Texas that referenced geology, fossils, and prehistoric history, some of which were written in both Spanish and English.
—Outside, 28 Jan. 2026
Among the issues flagged were licensing loopholes that allowed Kenneth Chee and his company, Devastating Pyrotechnics, to import fireworks despite Chee’s prior conviction for a violent felony.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Auditors flagged problems that went unaddressed.
—Jennifer Nassour, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Flagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flagged. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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