1
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
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.
—Sue Ambrose, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
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
The woman’s husband, a scrawny man in a shabby work uniform, smelling of sewage, drooped behind the gurney.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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
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
The woman’s husband, a scrawny man in a shabby work uniform, smelling of sewage, drooped behind the gurney.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drooped
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Norma Jane Lumpkin, whose long hair hung past her waist, was four decades into a life sentence for her role in the 1981 bludgeoning death of her husband.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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The captain still remembers the day a Russian Orlan reconnaissance drone hung above a Ukrainian position, transmitting coordinates to guide Russian artillery.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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The transition from agricultural employment to factory employment involved wrenching mass migration, the utter misery of the Great Depression (as well as other brutal recessions, now faded from collective memory), and the painful dealmaking of the New Deal.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Italian school, which lacked rigor and involved many errors, quickly faded as Bourbaki’s influence spread.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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Heaps of leathery brown prickly pear pads sagged into the dirt and ash.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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More than a half dozen homes were deemed unsafe as nearby roads and sidewalks sagged.—
Nick Caloway,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The 14-month war that ended in November 2024, severely weakened the group, with many of its political and military commanders killed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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If Democrats attach every policy wish list to the affordability banner, the message will dissolve into the same blur of priorities that has weakened the party before.—
Richard Yanowitch,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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With a hollow interior trunk, Stumpy was among 158 trees felled in 2024 as part of a project aimed at shoring up a sea wall near the National Mall.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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And to be sure, there were winds and rain strong enough to fell several trees, flood a few roads, and knock out power in some Maryland and Virginia suburbs.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2026
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Where the suspect went after the attack is still unclear.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The suspicious package went undiscovered for nearly a week, but the investigation developed very quickly after it was found on March 16, Kehoe said.—
David Fischer,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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Stir in spinach; cook until wilted, 2 minutes.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Mar. 2026
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What followed was an incessant attack on the senses as the Premier League champions wilted in the Rams Park cauldron.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The school received a tip in December 2024 about the deepfakes, but failed to act, according to lawyers representing at least 10 families in a pending lawsuit against the school.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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The partnership aimed for nationwide availability by 2026 but failed to reach profitability.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Drooped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drooped. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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