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as in drooped
to be limp from lack of water or vigor
flowers flagging in the summer heat
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as in faded
to lose bodily strength or vigor
we flagged as we neared the end of the long mountain trail
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as in waved
to direct or notify by a movement or gesture
flagged the cars into the other parking lot
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Recent Examples of flagged
Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 6 Sep. 2025
On the next play, right tackle Jawaan Taylor was flagged for holding.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Frozen pizzas sold at Trader Joe's were flagged in a recent public health alert from the USDA.
—Amber Brenza, Health, 5 Sep. 2025
Ugarte then threads the ball to Amad, who misses the target, but is flagged offside anyway.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Users are able to search URLs, emails and phone numbers to determine if the person contacting them was flagged as a scammer.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Issues that once caused weeks of delay are now flagged instantly.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Also, no expat in the country flagged cost of living as a major concern before moving, a stark contrast to the global average of 21%, according to InterNations.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Court filings show Adam had exchanged 377 messages flagged for self-harm content.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
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Pulte also flagged a third property, in Massachusetts, that Cook represented as a second home in mortgage documents but as an investment property in subsequent financial disclosures.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 6 Sep. 2025
On the next play, right tackle Jawaan Taylor was flagged for holding.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Frozen pizzas sold at Trader Joe's were flagged in a recent public health alert from the USDA.
—Amber Brenza, Health, 5 Sep. 2025
Ugarte then threads the ball to Amad, who misses the target, but is flagged offside anyway.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Users are able to search URLs, emails and phone numbers to determine if the person contacting them was flagged as a scammer.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Issues that once caused weeks of delay are now flagged instantly.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Also, no expat in the country flagged cost of living as a major concern before moving, a stark contrast to the global average of 21%, according to InterNations.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Court filings show Adam had exchanged 377 messages flagged for self-harm content.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Flagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flagged. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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