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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
From there, however, his scoring pace sagged somewhat down the stretch of Frölunda’s season.
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Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Weiss had initially sought to reinvent the CBS Evening News, dropping a two-anchor format that had sagged in the ratings.
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David Folkenflik,
NPR,
3 June 2026
Stock performance by Salesforce on Thursday, which sagged despite an impressive beat on profits and revenues, is emblematic of the troubles facing software.
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Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
In this second presidency, his main work has been spectacular self-enrichment, even as the economy has sagged under the weight of his catastrophic trade wars.
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David Frum,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2026
In Game 2, the Cavaliers sagged off Hart, daring him to shoot 3-point attempts.
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Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
Shelves sagged under thick plastic fertilizer bags in a riot of colors, bottles of chemicals, grass seed, grass feed, weed killer, soil supplements, fungicides, hoses, fertilizer spreaders, mite killers, stakes, weed netting.
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Maggie Slepian,
Longreads,
14 May 2026
The cushions haven’t sagged, the corners haven’t weathered despite enduring many bumps, and the navy hue hasn’t faded at all.
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Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
11 May 2026
Rather than carry over the momentum from Sunday, the Sabres gradually sagged due to spotty goaltending and an anemic power play.
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ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Weiss had initially sought to reinvent the CBS Evening News, dropping a two-anchor format that had sagged in the ratings.
—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
3 June 2026
Stock performance by Salesforce on Thursday, which sagged despite an impressive beat on profits and revenues, is emblematic of the troubles facing software.
—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
In this second presidency, his main work has been spectacular self-enrichment, even as the economy has sagged under the weight of his catastrophic trade wars.
—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2026
In Game 2, the Cavaliers sagged off Hart, daring him to shoot 3-point attempts.
—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
Shelves sagged under thick plastic fertilizer bags in a riot of colors, bottles of chemicals, grass seed, grass feed, weed killer, soil supplements, fungicides, hoses, fertilizer spreaders, mite killers, stakes, weed netting.
—
Maggie Slepian,
Longreads,
14 May 2026
The cushions haven’t sagged, the corners haven’t weathered despite enduring many bumps, and the navy hue hasn’t faded at all.
—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
11 May 2026
Rather than carry over the momentum from Sunday, the Sabres gradually sagged due to spotty goaltending and an anemic power play.
—
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sagged
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The chickens stomp with swift feet like an Irish step dancer, keeping their tails erect and wings drooped.
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But his mouth was open and drooped peculiarly to one side, and his skin was sucked into his skeleton like a vacuum storage bag.
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On Tuesday, French Open champion Alexander Zverev slipped worryingly on the baseline but was able to get straight back up.
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The employment-to-population ratio slipped to 59% in June, the lowest since October 2021.
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Yet finance, policy certainty and infrastructure weakened for the first time in more than a decade.
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Internal fractures, economic decline and public frustration have weakened the movement and opened a new chapter of uncertainty.
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Tribes describe the last of three waves of European incursions, nearly 85 years after Serra hung the first Mission bell in San Diego in 1769, as the most brutal.
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The city hung two street signs at the corner of Swift Street and Armour Road.
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That the forest below has not been felled but has swelled, along with its creatures, is hugely the work of Dharana’s owners, the de Souza family.
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The most dangerous situation appeared to be on Barrington Avenue, west of East Dundee Village Hall, where a light, a utility pole and part of a parkway tree were felled by strong winds, leaving power lines dangling across the road.
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As impact heating faded, the upper mantle cooled, and the once-thin basaltic crust thickened.
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On Saturday night, the visibility faded to a point where the old-school scoreboard above the center-field bleachers could not be seen from the press box high atop the Friendly Confines.
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Only two items tracked by the Farm Bureau decreased in price in 2026.
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Procurement and Obsolescence Savings At one company, obsolescence in both raw materials and finished goods decreased by 30%.
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On their first two trips to the property, the enormity of the task at hand—and their utter naiveté in taking it on—sank in.
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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?
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“Sagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sagged. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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