as in bowing
bending downward or forward
sagging branches that were weighted down with snow
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as in drooping
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 slipping
to decline gradually from a standard level
sales figures have sagged slightly over the past six months
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as in fading
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 sagging
Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 2 Oct. 2025
The budget negotiations mark the latest step in the city’s financial crisis, which was caused in large part by sagging sales tax revenue and growing expenses.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Market breadth was soft, the median stock sagging a bit but still in for a decent week.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Cracker Barrel was looking to draw new customers, especially younger ones, after years of sagging sales.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Policymakers are widely expected to lower their benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point next week to prop up the sagging job market.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
The Fed reduces rates to bolster a sagging economy and raises rates or keeps them higher for longer to curb inflation.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Other issues with rotting, sagging and deterioration were present in other buildings, according to the inspections.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
According to the filing, a sagging power line in Hemet, California, operated by Edison came into contact with a Frontier Communications messenger cable, which created sparks and ignited the vegetation below.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
Much of the composition is given to the trio of commissioners who, tasked with investigating charges of bias in the trial, upheld the verdict—their faces sagging and stony, their staid officiousness echoing the resolute lines of the courthouse behind them.
—Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 2 Oct. 2025
The budget negotiations mark the latest step in the city’s financial crisis, which was caused in large part by sagging sales tax revenue and growing expenses.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Market breadth was soft, the median stock sagging a bit but still in for a decent week.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Cracker Barrel was looking to draw new customers, especially younger ones, after years of sagging sales.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Policymakers are widely expected to lower their benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point next week to prop up the sagging job market.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
The Fed reduces rates to bolster a sagging economy and raises rates or keeps them higher for longer to curb inflation.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Other issues with rotting, sagging and deterioration were present in other buildings, according to the inspections.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
According to the filing, a sagging power line in Hemet, California, operated by Edison came into contact with a Frontier Communications messenger cable, which created sparks and ignited the vegetation below.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sagging
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When treating forehead lines together with glabellar lines, headaches are most common (9 percent), followed by brow drooping and eyelid drooping (each 2 percent).—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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Deeper down the road the slap of the drooping tropical tree branches against the windshield are like punishing whacks to the face for trying to force a metaphor.—
Matt Negrin,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025
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Ferrari is currently battling for the second spot in the Constructors' Championship with Red Bull and Mercedes, after slipping to third.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The elastic waistband stretches to move with you, and the pants come with faux buttons to make slipping them on a breeze.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Exterior signs are fading and machinery has been left around the site.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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While pie crust seems to be fading away, some chefs would rather think completely outside the box by creating a completely different crust.—
Amber Love Bond,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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James O’Donoghue, a planetary scientist with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, likened our planet’s tilting phenomenon to a nodding head.—
Aylin Woodward,
WSJ,
21 Dec. 2021
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Choose a hanging basket that’s at least 12 inches wide, and display in full sun.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Oct. 2025
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The six-foot tree features 1,471 branches to create a fluffy, vibrant green centerpiece that’s perfect for hanging ornaments.—
Nora Colomer
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7 Oct. 2025
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If the economy is not weakening, but strengthening, the outlook for inflation could tilt higher.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Equal-weight consumer discretionary has been under a bit of pressure, with restaurant and travel names weakening, and is now clearly underperforming the broad market on a one-year basis.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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No racist stereotypes, no demeaning facial expressions, no bowed heads, and no broken bodies from the old Hollywood.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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The composer also added synths to his orchestral score, as well as bowed metal, where a violin bow is rubbed against metal instruments like a cowbell or a Vibraphone, for when Roz has a particularly intense feeling.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
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With less money being invested by record labels into touring, that has created a top-heavy artist hierarchy, with the rich getting richer and the poor and middle class falling by the wayside.—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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The group acknowledged a need to modernize the government's data gathering processes, which have been hampered by falling survey response rates.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Sagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sagging. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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