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verb (1)

past tense of flag
1
as in drooped
to be limp from lack of water or vigor flowers flagging in the summer heat

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2
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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flagged

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verb (2)

past tense of flag
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
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An EnCon Police vessel was conducting routine patrol on the Connecticut River just north of Selden Neck State Park when officers were flagged down by another boater on the river, DEEP officials said. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026 In late March, two Apache helicopters were flagged by the Army for flying low and hovering near Kid Rock's Nashville house. — Elise Spenner, ABC News, 10 July 2026 Ottawa has flagged space launches as a key sovereign capability in its new defense industrial strategy. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026 OpenAI flagged Van Rootselaar’s ChatGPT account in June 2025 — several months before the shooting — by systems that check for misuse, including potential violent activity. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 July 2026 The model can spot obvious fakes, but Fleek also runs quality-check centers in Karachi and Delhi that inspect items from brands and categories its data has flagged as frequently counterfeited. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 July 2026 Rice University political science professor Mark Jones flagged HD 94 before the meme story broke. — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026 What Functional Oversight Looks Like The compliance officer who flagged those 47 AML overrides is still in her role. — Tiffany Archer, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Among other indicators, Pangram, an imperfect but industry-leading AI-detection tool, flagged the story’s text as 100 percent artificial. — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flagged
  1. drooped
  2. faded
  3. waved
  4. hung
  5. weakened
  6. motioned
  7. sagged
  8. went
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  • The chickens stomp with swift feet like an Irish step dancer, keeping their tails erect and wings drooped.
    — 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
Definition of drooped
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  • As impact heating faded, the upper mantle cooled, and the once-thin basaltic crust thickened.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2026
  • On Saturday night, the visibility faded to a point where the old-school scoreboard above the center-field bleachers could not be seen from the press box high atop the Friendly Confines.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of faded
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  • Undeterred, Norway’s players celebrated with beer and waved as the party continued long after dark.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 14 July 2026
  • Claudia Morton, who lives near Durán Guerrero and his family and often waved to him, was distraught over the shooting.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 July 2026
Definition of waved
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  • The Pharaohs did not shrink from the challenge laid out by the defending champions and hung right with them in the opening minutes until Ibrahim rose above the Argentine defense and put a header past Emiliano Martínez.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • After being interrogated, Hale was hanged at age 21, about two months after the Declaration of Independence.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of hung
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  • Some frogs may have been sleeping, weakened, injured, or otherwise compromised before being captured.
    — Jay Kakade July 13, New Atlas, 14 July 2026
  • Most people who are exposed to Legionella bacteria don’t get sick at all, but vulnerable groups can include people who are over 50, who vape or smoke, or who have weakened immune systems or underlying health conditions like diabetes or lung disease.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of weakened
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  • The regular working-class crew heading home for the day filed onto her bus when a supervisor popped by the front door and motioned to two teen girls.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026
  • The attributes and their sustainability motioned toward a dynasty.
    — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Definition of motioned
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  • But on Tuesday, structural columns buckled and floors sagged, prompting the evacuation of that building and several others nearby, according to New York City officials.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • Crews worked overnight to shore up a massive, under-construction apartment building in Manhattan after some of its columns buckled and floors sagged, triggering widespread evacuations and street closures over concerns about a collapse.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of sagged
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  • Alexander, who signed a two-way deal with Utah last week, made contact with the Bulls' Caleb Wilson while driving toward the basket and, after tossing the ball toward the hoop, went behind the basket clutching his side or abdomen.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • Donaldson, who went undrafted out of Miami last season, is signed by the Heat to a two-way deal.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Definition of went

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