1
as in fades
to lose bodily strength or vigor
during the fourth quarter the whole team seemed to lag
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as in delays
to move or act slowly
the tired puppy was lagging behind the rest of the pack
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Recent Examples of lags
ABC News,
22 June 2026
Trump is viewed favorably by 34% and Biden, Obama's vice president, lags behind both at 30% according to the polling conducted by SSRS, a national research organization.
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Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
By multiple measures, including the annual Freedom in the World study the World Press Freedom Index or the Canadian Fraser Institute’s ranking of economic freedom, China lags far behind G-7 nations for civil liberties.
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John Leicester,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
His mouth lags behind his words announcing that the law firm reactivated its Whatsapp messaging account.
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Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
However, the percentage of Fort Worth ISD students scoring at grade level or above still lags behind statewide averages in all subjects.
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Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
However, some experts believe demand for humanoids lags the capacity to build them.
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Chan Ho-Him,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
But the Dodgers’ two-way star lags behind in innings pitched – 61 to Sanchez’s 86⅓ and Misiorowski’s 71.
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Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
But the company lags other autonomous car providers.
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Jack Ewing,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Verb
The war in Iran has helped reshape the global electric vehicle market, giving Chinese automakers an opening across the developing world as soaring fuel prices push drivers towards electric vehicles, even as charging infrastructure lags behind a wave of imports.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
Trump is viewed favorably by 34% and Biden, Obama's vice president, lags behind both at 30% according to the polling conducted by SSRS, a national research organization.
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Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
By multiple measures, including the annual Freedom in the World study the World Press Freedom Index or the Canadian Fraser Institute’s ranking of economic freedom, China lags far behind G-7 nations for civil liberties.
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John Leicester,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
His mouth lags behind his words announcing that the law firm reactivated its Whatsapp messaging account.
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Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
However, the percentage of Fort Worth ISD students scoring at grade level or above still lags behind statewide averages in all subjects.
—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
However, some experts believe demand for humanoids lags the capacity to build them.
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Chan Ho-Him,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
But the Dodgers’ two-way star lags behind in innings pitched – 61 to Sanchez’s 86⅓ and Misiorowski’s 71.
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Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
But the company lags other autonomous car providers.
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Jack Ewing,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lags
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But with parking spaces costing thousands of dollars apiece — one transportation cost analysis put the land-and-construction cost of a surface parking space at about $8,000 in 2022 dollars — the incentive to design bigger spaces quickly fades.
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Then again later, because the panic fades before anything gets built.
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The deal also delays the elimination of dental help for undocumented adults a year later than Newsom proposed.
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Extending careers delays workforce loss but does not address long-term demographic trends or the inevitability of workforce transition.
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Kansas City businesses are reporting a mix of booming sales and unexpected slowdowns as FIFA World Cup fans flood the city.
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The first slowdowns and real noticeable uptick in traffic came on I-95 south.
Verb
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When foreign investors pull money out of the country, demand for the rupiah drops, and the currency weakens.
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Every interaction either builds confidence or weakens it.
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The sisters have reportedly made efforts to remain active within the royal family, but a sense of distance lingers.
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And even then, that heat would be short-lived if the trough lingers around with cooler air to come.
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The two mid-half pauses for hydration (and advertisements) have been met with increasingly loud boos from crowds who are frustrated at FIFA turning matches into de facto four-quarter affairs.
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The pauses have also been criticized for interrupting the spectacle for fans, with broadcasters cutting to commercials.
Verb
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There is no scrapeable archive of how to grasp a wet cup, unload a box that sags in the middle, fold a towel, or help an older adult out of a chair.
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As a result, the tournament typically sags in the middle, as neither comes close to losing.
Verb
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There’s a sense that Kaprizov depends too much on Zuccarello and that Zuccarello drags Kaprizov into the east-west game that’s the opposite of how the Wild want to play.
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As the search drags on, the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners on Tuesday commended police for their efforts after weeks of shooting incidents brought international attention to the city’s gun violence problem as thousands of soccer fans visit for the FIFA World Cup.
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“Lags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lags. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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