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as in hung
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 faded
to lose bodily strength or vigor
as the afternoon wore on, we started to droop
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Recent Examples of drooped
The chickens stomp with swift feet like an Irish step dancer, keeping their tails erect and wings drooped.
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Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
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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Amanda Peet,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
Two boys saw the balloons had drooped to the ground.
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Sue Ambrose,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
The woman’s husband, a scrawny man in a shabby work uniform, smelling of sewage, drooped behind the gurney.
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Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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.
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Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
But his mouth was open and drooped peculiarly to one side, and his skin was sucked into his skeleton like a vacuum storage bag.
—
Amanda Peet,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
Two boys saw the balloons had drooped to the ground.
—
Sue Ambrose,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
The woman’s husband, a scrawny man in a shabby work uniform, smelling of sewage, drooped behind the gurney.
—
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drooped
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If Jeff ever hung it up, Cochran or Devens.
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An American flag hung from its ropes.
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By the time the Giants jumped to a 2-0 lead in Tuesday’s second inning over West Sacramento’s A’s, the protestors had faded from the plaza.
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Election betting was common until the 1940s, then mysteriously faded away.
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From there, however, his scoring pace sagged somewhat down the stretch of Frölunda’s season.
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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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The decision weakened the federal Voting Rights Act’s protections against racially discriminatory redistricting.
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Brexit’s tortuous complexity weakened governance and led to parliamentary deadlock.
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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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John Adams famously wrote to his wife, Abigail, that smallpox was killing 10 soldiers for every one felled in battle.
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In the 33rd minute, a Dutch corner kick went awry.
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The Cubs, who have won six of seven, went 7-0 against the Mets this season, outscoring them 51-24.
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Tomato plants and their relatives (peppers, eggplants, potatoes) are sensitive to juglone in the soil, which can cause yellow or wilted foliage, stunted growth, and plant death.
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The Algerian defense seemed beaten, broken and demoralized by Messi and his teammates and wilted by the heat in Kansas City.
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Morocco lost a pair of 1-0 games before tying Spain but failed to get out of the group stage.
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Despite his storied career, Messi failed to score a goal at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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“Drooped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drooped. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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