as in slack
the extent to which something hangs or dips below a straight line
tighten the line at the top of the banner so there won't be so much droop
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as in to sag
to be limp from lack of water or vigor
the flowers drooped on their stalks in the blazing sun
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as in to fade
to lose bodily strength or vigor
as the afternoon wore on, we started to droop
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Recent Examples of droop
Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
To harvest bulbs, wait until the leaves turn brown and droop.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2025
Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
Her face was drooping on the left side.
—Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Day after day, Lotte’s head droops, drops, sinks onto the proof sheet on her desk.
—Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
To harvest bulbs, wait until the leaves turn brown and droop.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2025
Verb
Avoid flowers that are releasing pollen, are discolored, or have drooping foliage.
—Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
Her face was drooping on the left side.
—Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for droop
Noun
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James sat out to rest his accumulation of minor injuries in his 23rd NBA season, but Doncic picked up any offensive slack from the start.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Often, even having an equal partner in the picture isn’t enough to pick up the slack.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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There can be sagging along the lower face or the development of jowls.—
Elizabeth Gulino,
Allure,
6 Mar. 2026
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In fall 2023, the company laid off an undisclosed number of workers and a few months later furloughed many of the workers at its massive Jackson County plant as part of efforts to cut production to match the sagging demand for electric vehicles.—
Mirtha Donastorg,
AJC.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Three days later, Litmus Test faded to third place in his first start of the year, the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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What sympathy there may have been for a cornered, bruised Iranian regime among its neighbors has faded in the face of Tehran’s escalation.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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The elevator delivers you to the lobby, where hanging textiles in warm ocher tones serve as the signature art piece, dyed using dorozome, a traditional mud-dyeing technique, with soil from the building site itself.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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Saddam Hussein was captured, tried and hanged.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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Under this model, airlines, hotels, and other end-service providers may benefit, while intermediaries such as ticket booking platforms and price comparison websites may see their roles weakened.—
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CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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This weakens the plant and can cause dieback.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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Plants infected by the bacterial disease transmitted by these beetles show wilting with a single leaf, which then spreads to the entire plant and results in plant death within a week or so, says Khan.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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Allow the soil to dry slightly between waterings, but don’t let the seedlings wilt.—
Holly McNamara,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But of course, a Democratic lawmaker could still go rogue and force a Gonzales expulsion vote on their own.—
Nicholas Wu,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Collin Sexton came of the bench to score 28 points for the Bulls (26-38), who have lost 16 of 19 after going 23-22 to start the season.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Ducks improved to 8-0 in shootouts this season despite going just two for six against Montreal, with even Mason McTavish failing to score for the first time in six tries this season.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Doctors had little to offer Reid beyond steroids, which reduce inflammation but can cause bone fractures and diabetes, and a select few immunosuppressant drugs, which expose patients to infections and often fail to halt the disease’s progression.—
Jason Liebowitz,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Droop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droop. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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