1
as in faded
to lose bodily strength or vigor
during the fourth quarter the whole team seemed to lag
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as in delayed
to move or act slowly
the tired puppy was lagging behind the rest of the pack
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Recent Examples of lagged
Oil and gas stocks led gains, while miners and travel stocks lagged the broader index.
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Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
18 June 2026
Six of the 10 most competitive housing markets in the country are in the Northeast, per Zillow’s 2026 analysis, a region where new construction has chronically lagged and inventory deficits run deepest.
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Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Some peptides on the list have shown promise in animal studies, though human testing has lagged behind, BPC-157 among them, with only a handful of small human trials despite extensive animal data.
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Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
When the national rate started to decline, however, rural and small-town America lagged behaind large urban centers.
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Arthur Cosby,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
Dick had lagged and was just in front of me.
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Dolores Brown,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
The city lagged far behind modern capitals such as London.
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Roberto Prieto,
Variety,
16 June 2026
But Blue Origin, founded two years earlier than SpaceX, has long lagged behind Musk’s venture.
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Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
Memorabilia for these two modern legends also command quite the price tag, although Ronaldo has curiously lagged in the memorabilia market, perhaps for lack of a defining item coming to public sale.
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Larry Holder,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
18 June 2026
Six of the 10 most competitive housing markets in the country are in the Northeast, per Zillow’s 2026 analysis, a region where new construction has chronically lagged and inventory deficits run deepest.
—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Some peptides on the list have shown promise in animal studies, though human testing has lagged behind, BPC-157 among them, with only a handful of small human trials despite extensive animal data.
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Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
When the national rate started to decline, however, rural and small-town America lagged behaind large urban centers.
—
Arthur Cosby,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
Dick had lagged and was just in front of me.
—
Dolores Brown,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
The city lagged far behind modern capitals such as London.
—
Roberto Prieto,
Variety,
16 June 2026
But Blue Origin, founded two years earlier than SpaceX, has long lagged behind Musk’s venture.
—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
Memorabilia for these two modern legends also command quite the price tag, although Ronaldo has curiously lagged in the memorabilia market, perhaps for lack of a defining item coming to public sale.
—
Larry Holder,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lagged
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By the time the Giants jumped to a 2-0 lead in Tuesday’s second inning over West Sacramento’s A’s, the protestors had faded from the plaza.
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Election betting was common until the 1940s, then mysteriously faded away.
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The theory here is that avarice and ambition can best be defeated by means of somebody else’s avarice and ambition; power’s inevitable corrupting effect is thereby mitigated or delayed.
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Automatic contributions, delayed payment windows, small rituals that add friction to impulse spending — these are all behavioral architecture moves, not acts of self-denial.
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The decision weakened the federal Voting Rights Act’s protections against racially discriminatory redistricting.
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Brexit’s tortuous complexity weakened governance and led to parliamentary deadlock.
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Yet, the same themes of access and power have lingered around the presidency in the eight decades since.
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The claim that creatine causes hair loss has lingered since 2009, shaping decisions for gym-goers and athletes weighing whether to add it to their routine.
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From there, however, his scoring pace sagged somewhat down the stretch of Frölunda’s season.
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Weiss had initially sought to reinvent the CBS Evening News, dropping a two-anchor format that had sagged in the ratings.
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In that second leadership election, he was roundly defeated by Jeremy Corbyn, a veteran socialist whose victory dragged the party leftwards.
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As the Bucks dragged their feet on the Antetokounmpo situation, a number of other teams gave up on the season entirely.
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In the 33rd minute, a Dutch corner kick went awry.
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The Cubs, who have won six of seven, went 7-0 against the Mets this season, outscoring them 51-24.
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Street sweepers and garbage trucks crawled through roads fans had packed hours earlier.
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Last December, a rat appeared from the overhead bins and crawled behind a curtain in the cabin while a flight was en route from Amsterdam to Aruba, according to previous reporting from USA TODAY.
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“Lagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lagged. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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