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
Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2025
The dilapidated wooden trim and sagging porticos were spruced up a few years ago after preservationists complained to the Landmarks Preservation Commission, but the upstairs windows reveal glimpses of peeling paint, crumbling plaster, and collapsing ceilings inside.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025
Representing Super has taken on a tough job, reviving a sagging brand while activist investors send spitballs in from the outside and competitors look to take share.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
Protests about immigration and sagging ticket sales were among the reasons cited for the move, according to sources.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
This typically helps prevent sagging or dipping in the middle.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 5 Oct. 2025
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
Verb
The structures were sagging under the weight of so many books.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2025
The dilapidated wooden trim and sagging porticos were spruced up a few years ago after preservationists complained to the Landmarks Preservation Commission, but the upstairs windows reveal glimpses of peeling paint, crumbling plaster, and collapsing ceilings inside.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025
Representing Super has taken on a tough job, reviving a sagging brand while activist investors send spitballs in from the outside and competitors look to take share.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
Protests about immigration and sagging ticket sales were among the reasons cited for the move, according to sources.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
This typically helps prevent sagging or dipping in the middle.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 5 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sagging
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Symptoms can appear rapidly, often including trouble with eye movement, vision problems, face drooping, headaches, nausea, loss of balance, problems with talking or chewing.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Signs of overwatering include drooping, wilting, or yellowing leaves.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Women’s Power Stride Tab Socks 3-pack Designed with training in mind, this three-pack of no-show socks boasts an interior grip that keeps them from slipping during use.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
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Messi picked up the ball from his compatriot Rodrigo De Paul in midfield and burst toward the backpedaling Nashville back line before slipping the ball outside to Luis Suárez.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Even the combative Venezuela of eight years ago, where kids with homemade shields assembled in the streets day after day to battle the dictatorship’s goons, is a fading memory.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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Cheney is remembered as a chief architect of the war in Iraq after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and a member of an old Republican Party guard that is quickly fading away.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 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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With one out already on the board, Rojas stepped up in the ninth hole and delivered a line-drive home run, hitting the ball over the wall on a hanging pitch by Toronto Blue Jays closer Jeff Hoffman.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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In my professional opinion, refillable packaging would be most ideal for sustainability and practicality, but this low hanging fruit for right now.—
Stixx Mathews,
Essence,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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That goes even further than DESI's hints at weakening dark energy.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The central bank cut its benchmark rate for the second time this year at its most recent meeting, in part to help bolster the economy amid a weakening job market.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.—
David Mamet,
National Review,
11 Aug. 2022
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
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Yet in practice, America is now collecting billions from importers, much of it falling on carbon-intensive goods and places.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Sagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sagging. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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