sagged

verb

past tense of sag
1
as in drooped
to be limp from lack of water or vigor the plant's leaves were sagging feebly in the intense heat

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2
as in slipped
to decline gradually from a standard level sales figures have sagged slightly over the past six months

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3
as in weakened
to lose bodily strength or vigor after a whole day of working in the hot sun, he began to sag

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Recent Examples of sagged Still, the president's approval rating has sagged as the Iran war continues and affordability remains top of mind for many voters. — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 Without the regular hydration-and-curl sessions, my hair sagged. — Jenny Hughes, Parents, 25 Aug. 2026 The alarm cut off, and the blond sagged against the open door. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026 Officers quickly converged to help subdue the teen, with Merks pulling the gun from the backside of his jeans, which had sagged below his mid-thigh. — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026 Flags sagged in the rain and translucent ponchos billowed in the wind, but the sound of bagpipes and a booming sousaphone kept the crowd moving. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 The project is located not far from the former Pfizer headquarters on East 42nd Street, where structural columns buckled and floors sagged on July 7 during its conversion into roughly 1,600 apartments. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 Enough riders sagged ― RAGBRAI parlance for giving up riding and seeking a lift ― that the fleet of support-and-gear vans, or SAG wagons, could not accommodate them all on the second day. — Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 25 July 2026 Over the past month the company’s share price has sagged by 10% with most investment banks tipping a continuation of the decline. — Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sagged
  1. drooped
  2. slipped
  3. weakened
  4. hung
  5. fell
  6. faded
  7. decreased
  8. sank
Verb
  • The man raised his arms to a figure in the branches, a woman whose head drooped, hair loose, wet, falling forward across her face, her breasts.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of drooped
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  • As the Carolina Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho slipped past the Florida Panthers defense for a breakaway, the Florida Panthers’ new goaltender set up in his crease.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The Latino officers who spoke to The Times said the department has for too long prioritized the promotion of Black members of the force to leadership roles while the representation of Latinos in the highest ranks has slipped.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of slipped
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  • Lower-ticket maintenance items have held steadier in sales, which can help to prop up the top line, but the per-store productivity weakened even where top-line sales looked flat, Graff said.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The region’s long investment in coal and steel became a trap once the economic basis for those industries weakened.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of weakened
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  • Trainers hung by their laces from telephone lines and a man with a heavily bandaged hand was eating peri-peri chicken outside the overground station.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
  • First, the world was finally introduced to the magic of Mississippi State's Kamario Taylor, as the Bulldogs hung a 41-spot on South Carolina's head in Williams Brice Stadium.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of hung
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  • Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Vines are pulled away from fences, and sometimes trees are even felled.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of fell
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  • The ultimate ambition is to scour records and surface new stories about people whose lives have faded away over the centuries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Countless lonely young ones over the years have heard themselves in Team Dresch’s music, which is why their music has never faded away.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of faded
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  • This means any slowdown in the labor market could create a more serious consumption problem, with the same households facing slower income growth and decreased access to credit.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
  • And the number of young people who stayed on medication for six months — already quite low — may have actually decreased.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of decreased
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  • Bridget Carleton blocked a shot by Copper and grabbed the rebound with 12 seconds to go, then sank two free throws for a four-point lead after Copper fouled her.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • On their first two trips to the property, the enormity of the task at hand—and their utter naiveté in taking it on—sank in.
    — Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 22 May 2026
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“Sagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sagged. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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