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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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as in slipped
to decline gradually from a standard level
sales figures have sagged slightly over the past six months
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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
From there, however, his scoring pace sagged somewhat down the stretch of Frölunda’s season.
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Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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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David Folkenflik,
NPR,
3 June 2026
Stock performance by Salesforce on Thursday, which sagged despite an impressive beat on profits and revenues, is emblematic of the troubles facing software.
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Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
In this second presidency, his main work has been spectacular self-enrichment, even as the economy has sagged under the weight of his catastrophic trade wars.
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David Frum,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2026
In Game 2, the Cavaliers sagged off Hart, daring him to shoot 3-point attempts.
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Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
Shelves sagged under thick plastic fertilizer bags in a riot of colors, bottles of chemicals, grass seed, grass feed, weed killer, soil supplements, fungicides, hoses, fertilizer spreaders, mite killers, stakes, weed netting.
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Maggie Slepian,
Longreads,
14 May 2026
The cushions haven’t sagged, the corners haven’t weathered despite enduring many bumps, and the navy hue hasn’t faded at all.
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Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
11 May 2026
Rather than carry over the momentum from Sunday, the Sabres gradually sagged due to spotty goaltending and an anemic power play.
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ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Weiss had initially sought to reinvent the CBS Evening News, dropping a two-anchor format that had sagged in the ratings.
—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
3 June 2026
Stock performance by Salesforce on Thursday, which sagged despite an impressive beat on profits and revenues, is emblematic of the troubles facing software.
—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
In this second presidency, his main work has been spectacular self-enrichment, even as the economy has sagged under the weight of his catastrophic trade wars.
—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2026
In Game 2, the Cavaliers sagged off Hart, daring him to shoot 3-point attempts.
—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
Shelves sagged under thick plastic fertilizer bags in a riot of colors, bottles of chemicals, grass seed, grass feed, weed killer, soil supplements, fungicides, hoses, fertilizer spreaders, mite killers, stakes, weed netting.
—
Maggie Slepian,
Longreads,
14 May 2026
The cushions haven’t sagged, the corners haven’t weathered despite enduring many bumps, and the navy hue hasn’t faded at all.
—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
11 May 2026
Rather than carry over the momentum from Sunday, the Sabres gradually sagged due to spotty goaltending and an anemic power play.
—
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sagged
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The chickens stomp with swift feet like an Irish step dancer, keeping their tails erect and wings drooped.
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But his mouth was open and drooped peculiarly to one side, and his skin was sucked into his skeleton like a vacuum storage bag.
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Only two failed transfers occurred, both involving extremely thin pieces that slipped from the chopsticks.
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His approval rating on the economy slipped two points, to 30%, from April and his rating on inflation was also down two points, to 22%, while 19% approve of his handling of gas prices in the latest poll.
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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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If Jeff ever hung it up, Cochran or Devens.
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An American flag hung from its ropes.
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Aalto University / Mahdi Asgari History is filled with stories of the great being felled by the puny.
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And those are the lucky ones, who weren’t felled by late-season injuries and bumped from the tournament the way Brazil’s Rodrygo, Japan’s Kaoru Mitoma and Germany’s Serge Gnabry were.
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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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In March, a nurse assessed Parias for complaints of increasing pain, and the nurse noted decreased mobility, prompting the nurse to submit a referral for an orthopedic evaluation, as well as additional medications.
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This year, a census report compiled by Nutmeg Consulting found that the homeless sheltered population increased by around 17%, while the number of people living outside decreased by almost 50%.
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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.
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The study said the debris could have come from a foreign ship that sank—given the lack of information from the Russian side, who could say?
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“Sagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sagged. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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