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as in to droop
to be limp from lack of water or vigor
the plant's leaves were sagging feebly in the intense heat
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2
as in to slip
to decline gradually from a standard level
sales figures have sagged slightly over the past six months
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as in to fade
to lose bodily strength or vigor
after a whole day of working in the hot sun, he began to sag
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as in slack
the extent to which something hangs or dips below a straight line
if there's too much sag in the rod, the curtains will drag on the floor
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Recent Examples of sag
Audrey Noble, Vogue, 7 July 2025
Spirit sales are sagging with major distilleries enduring layoffs following a post Covid-19 boon.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
This back-and-forth comes against a backdrop where Trump has seen his approval sag on his economic strategy.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 24 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Fillers, by contrast, are designed to go beneath the skin’s dermis to add volume and lift sagging skin.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 7 July 2025
Spirit sales are sagging with major distilleries enduring layoffs following a post Covid-19 boon.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
Noun
As President Trump’s approval rating sags, the opposition’s numbers should be rising.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
This back-and-forth comes against a backdrop where Trump has seen his approval sag on his economic strategy.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sag
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Signatures of a weevil infestation are drooping fronds and a collapsed or tilting crown that turns brown in an umbrella-like appearance, according to Mark Hoddle, a biological control specialist and principal investigator at the UC Riverside Department of Entomology.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 July 2025
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During a tour on July 2, the milkweeds drooped a bit and showed some yellow.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
17 July 2025
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Asian stocks closed lower, European markets opened down, and S&P 500 futures slipped.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Over the course of the operation, two F/A-18E planes, valued at around $60 million apiece, accidentally slipped off aircraft carriers and sank into the Red Sea.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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Just after the clock struck midnight as Thursday night faded into Friday morning, the Texas House morphed into something of a graveyard.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Some bulls on Wall Street see U.S. stocks turning in another year of huge gains as the worst fears of President Donald Trump’s trade war fade and the outlook on tariffs becomes more certain.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 July 2025
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Without in-home help, and sometimes even with it, family caregivers − frequently mothers − often pick up the slack, switching jobs or leaving their careers behind to care for their kids with special needs.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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Lower rates would not be very inflationary in an economy with substantial slack, but currently unemployment is low and businesses have little excess capacity.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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There are racks with graphic tees hanging and a coffee table book topped with the spring 2025 issue of The Cut — naturally, Bad Bunny is the New York Magazine offshoot’s cover star.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Zinc panels hung between sliding glass doors are a nod to a classic Hamptons beach house with its rows of teensy shingles.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
31 July 2025
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Then the tarp came out as rain that had been falling around Bristol much of Saturday turned heavy and delayed the start.—
Teresa M. Walker,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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Pair them with billowy blouses to close out the summer, then whip out your favorite chunky knit sweaters come fall for a stylish, boho look.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Also in the Pacific, Tropical Depression Iona, over 1,400 miles west of Honolulu, continued weakening as it was expected to cross the International Date Line on Saturday, according to a hurricane center advisory.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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Secondly, personal consumption expenditures are weakening, according to Pantheon Macroeconomics’ Samuel Tombs and Oliver Allen.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 Aug. 2025
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On Wednesday, Tesla said its net income also suffered, slumping 16% year-on-year.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
23 July 2025
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With a rocky first half of 2025 marked by slumping sales and controversy over its chief executive’s role in politics, the company has become even more reliant on the success of its robotaxi launch.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
17 July 2025
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“Sag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sag. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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