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as in weary
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as in exhaustion
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as in drooping
to be limp from lack of water or vigor
flowers flagging in the summer heat
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as in weakening
to lose bodily strength or vigor
we flagged as we neared the end of the long mountain trail
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as in waving
to direct or notify by a movement or gesture
flagged the cars into the other parking lot
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Recent Examples of flagging
J.d. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
31 May 2026
Anthropic said the new model is better at flagging uncertainty and identifying flaws in its own outputs instead of silently passing errors through.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
But among the favorite cyclical sectors entering the year, only industrials have truly continued to lead, with financials and consumer discretionary flagging.
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Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
After eighteen months of crisis that saw historic urban fires, harassment by federal immigration authorities, and the generalized anxiety that attends a place where rents are high and services low, public transit inadequate and gas prices insane, the city’s vitality is flagging.
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Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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Adjective
The consumer economy, though, is flagging; pork prices have plunged amid a glut and languid spending, in a microcosm of muted demand in the country.
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J.d. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
31 May 2026
Anthropic said the new model is better at flagging uncertainty and identifying flaws in its own outputs instead of silently passing errors through.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
Noun
And how some close to him bristled when asked questions about his authoritarian streak and his departure from organizing, distractions that left the union’s power flagging.
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James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
But among the favorite cyclical sectors entering the year, only industrials have truly continued to lead, with financials and consumer discretionary flagging.
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Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
The community leader who began flagging that potential conflict of interest last Friday pivoted to the BPDA vote this week, framing it as suspect, given that it was recorded three days after Weber was appointed chair of the Council’s Ways and Means committee by Council President Liz Breadon.
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Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
After eighteen months of crisis that saw historic urban fires, harassment by federal immigration authorities, and the generalized anxiety that attends a place where rents are high and services low, public transit inadequate and gas prices insane, the city’s vitality is flagging.
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Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flagging
Adjective
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Look for wilting flowers and any blooms forming seed pods at their base.
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The first sign your peace lily is thirsty will be yellowing and wilting leaves.
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And ever since, ships full of travelers, weary from long journeys, have passed through the narrows, the winds of the Atlantic at their backs.
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As America turns 250, the semiquincentennial feels like a dud — a far cry from 1976’s bicentennial blowout, when pop culture and communal celebrations united a weary nation.
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The title Wowed Out comes from James’ own phrase for the sensory exhaustion brought on by modern life.
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The war-weariness in Sadeq’s words reflects the exhaustion felt throughout Lebanon, but especially among the Shiites who form a third of its 6 million residents.
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Look for wilting, drooping, discolored, or diseased leaves regularly to keep up the plant’s appearance.
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North says to keep the soil moist and watch for drooping leaves, which indicate your tree needs a drink.
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Goldman Sachs predicts a sustained dollar weakening in 2026, driven by fiscal concerns and shifting global asset demand, marking a structural shift rather than a cyclical dip.
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Ukrainian officials describe the strikes as a campaign to pressure Moscow to end the war by undermining its military logistics and supply lines and weakening its ability to mount assaults along the front.
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Turn to face the shore, tread water, and signal for help by calling out or waving your arms.
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Like Eala, his matches are chock-a-block with soccer-style flag waving, face painting and vociferous cheering.
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Depredation occurs when a shark steals an angler’s catch off their line, and Florida’s fishers are tired of it.
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Pugh is tired of seeing her mom suffer by no fault of her own.
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In recent days, young Knicks fans have been made to digest from their dreary Boomer elders heavy doses of old-timey hoops lore, but mainly about the 1970 title series, featuring Willis Reed’s limping, yet noble appearance in Game Seven, his injured leg shot up with painkillers.
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Carter did not look good limping off the practice field.
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“Flagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flagging. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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