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as in drooped
to be limp from lack of water or vigor
the plant's leaves were sagging feebly in the intense heat
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as in slipped
to decline gradually from a standard level
sales figures have sagged slightly over the past six months
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as in weakened
to lose bodily strength or vigor
after a whole day of working in the hot sun, he began to sag
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Recent Examples of sagged
Monster bamboo, bougainvillea, and banana plants crashed in from the roadside; a tin roof sagged under the weight of a gaggle of marabou storks; baboons plundered trash cans at a highway intersection.
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Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Since taking over as GameStop's CEO in September 2023, Cohen has dramatically cut costs, improved the retailer's profitability and grown its collectibles business, even as overall sales have sagged.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Pre-festival enthusiasm sagged compared to the inaugural year.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
His public approval has mostly sagged since his inauguration as Americans worry about the economy.
—Reuters
wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
But this season, while Evans is contributing more defensively and as a secondary ballhandler, his shooting splits have sagged — and his shot profile may help explain why.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2026
The street-facing wall sagged, and the front door, ripped from its hinges, lay on the ground.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Prices for silver, platinum and palladium all sagged on Wednesday, though there’s little sign of enthusiasm waning.
—Yihui Xie, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
Approval polling for leading Colorado Democrats has sagged this year, and voters here hold unfavorable views of both the Democratic and Republican parties that are roughly equal, according to a November poll.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Since taking over as GameStop's CEO in September 2023, Cohen has dramatically cut costs, improved the retailer's profitability and grown its collectibles business, even as overall sales have sagged.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Pre-festival enthusiasm sagged compared to the inaugural year.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
His public approval has mostly sagged since his inauguration as Americans worry about the economy.
—Reuters
wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
But this season, while Evans is contributing more defensively and as a secondary ballhandler, his shooting splits have sagged — and his shot profile may help explain why.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2026
The street-facing wall sagged, and the front door, ripped from its hinges, lay on the ground.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Prices for silver, platinum and palladium all sagged on Wednesday, though there’s little sign of enthusiasm waning.
—Yihui Xie, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
Approval polling for leading Colorado Democrats has sagged this year, and voters here hold unfavorable views of both the Democratic and Republican parties that are roughly equal, according to a November poll.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sagged
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Two boys saw the balloons had drooped to the ground.—
Sue Ambrose,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Heads drooped and limbs felt sluggish on the sideline, Jones recounted, as the Broncos fell into a 19-0 deficit through three quarters against the Giants.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
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Mission slipped into 2025 because ULA needed more Vulcan rocket hardware beyond Cert-2 and the two USSF missions that took priority over the Dream Chaser flight.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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French wine and spirits exports have slipped from being traditionally France’s second-largest export sector to third, behind aerospace and cosmetics, as trade tensions intensified.—
Reuters 9 hr ago,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Bass, who was politically weakened by her performance during the fire and its aftermath, was already facing more than two dozen challengers looking to oust her in the June 2 primary — the vast majority little known to the public and not expected to pose any threat.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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New York — US stocks dropped Thursday, continuing a recent patch of volatility, as Wall Street grappled with persistent nerves about artificial intelligence and economic data showed the labor market weakened over the past two months.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Those walls covered in pages from Italian pin-up magazines were hung by the company founders in 2018, after a long night of drinking.—
Sarah Blaskovich,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Police did not typically conduct similar searches for people who hung missing-pet posters in that city, Stanley said.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Cortina Mayor Gianluca Lorenzi received death threats after centuries-old trees were felled to make way for a $131 million bobsledding track.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
9 Feb. 2026
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Afterward, Agnes and I were felled by the kind of hunger that overtakes only those who have exerted themselves in cold weather.—
Boris Fishman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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In San Juan and nearby communities, neighborhoods buzzed as the Super Bowl itself faded into the background and attention turned entirely to Bad Bunny’s 13 minutes on stage.—
Martin Silva Rey,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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When the Cougars were building their biggest lead, the boos for Wright had finally faded.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The study said the debris could have come from a foreign ship that sank—given the lack of information from the Russian side, who could say?—
Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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As revenue sank, the economy collapsed amid soaring inflation.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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But over that same span, the number of boys playing flag football actually decreased.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Short-term rates have come down as the Federal Reserve decreased the federal funds rate, but the central bank opted to pause rate cuts in January.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Sagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sagged. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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