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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
Two boys saw the balloons had drooped to the ground.
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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
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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Still, an obvious pall hung over the team, and no one needed to ask why the atmosphere was so dire.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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From its gridded canopy, in April 1945, the corpses of Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci were hung upside down and then mutilated by a frenzied crowd.—
Rachel Wetzler,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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After my grandmother passed, Italy no longer felt like the mother ship, and the younger generation’s Italian Americanness faded with assimilation.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Feb. 2026
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The sharp and stressful spikes of the pandemic years may have faded, but the baseline tension hasn’t.—
Stefanie Groner,
Glamour,
4 Feb. 2026
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Since taking over as GameStop's CEO in September 2023, Cohen has dramatically cut costs, improved the retailer's profitability and grown its collectibles business, even as overall sales have sagged.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Pre-festival enthusiasm sagged compared to the inaugural year.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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Demand weakened most sharply in Europe.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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In Lebanon, the once formidable Hezbollah has been significantly weakened after 13 months of conflict with Israel and now faces a domestic disarmament campaign.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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After a flurry of punches that would have felled a lesser team and coach, the Owls are still standing.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Antoine’s trees were eventually felled after the plantation changed hands multiple times after the death of enslaver Roman.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Her appearance largely went unexplained, provoking outrage from Democrats.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Jan. 2026
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Well up for the fight in front of their boisterous fans at the Estadio da Luz, however, Benfica went ahead 3-1 before half time and secured a heroic 4-2 win, plus qualification to the knockout phase playoff on goal difference, thanks to goalkeeper Anatoli Trubin’s 98th minute header.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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If your hydrangea leaves are wilted, give the plant water asap.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Jan. 2026
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Stir reserved chard leaves into soup and cook until wilted, about 5 minutes.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Winds reshape planetary models Earlier measurements also failed to account for Jupiter’s extreme winds, some of the most powerful in the solar system.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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But Ryan failed to develop an adequate plan for how the newspaper would thrive in a post-Trump environment.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Drooped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drooped. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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