as in weak
lacking bodily strength
I was completely sapped after the first day of hauling logs
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as in weakened
to diminish the physical strength of
weeks of hard work had sapped her and left her exhausted
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Recent Examples of sapped
Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Jackson carved them up in the passing game, then sapped their souls with his scrambles.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
All of these things are being sapped by the current Administration.
—Grace Byron, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Humanitarian agencies have been prevented by the belligerents from providing aid, while conflicts elsewhere have sapped the West’s attention.
—Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Now the deadline has been sapped of all meaning.
—Ashanty Rosario, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2025
Edebiri, too, feels sapped of life.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Nardone noted that the boost from the Sweeney ad push will be sapped by higher tariffs.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
This kind of post-Vietnam, post-Watergate moment where people felt sapped and rock and roll itself was in the doldrums.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
Gertrude watched her brother alienate his friends, sapped of mental energy, and increasingly cantankerous.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Jackson carved them up in the passing game, then sapped their souls with his scrambles.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
All of these things are being sapped by the current Administration.
—Grace Byron, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Humanitarian agencies have been prevented by the belligerents from providing aid, while conflicts elsewhere have sapped the West’s attention.
—Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Now the deadline has been sapped of all meaning.
—Ashanty Rosario, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2025
Edebiri, too, feels sapped of life.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Nardone noted that the boost from the Sweeney ad push will be sapped by higher tariffs.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
This kind of post-Vietnam, post-Watergate moment where people felt sapped and rock and roll itself was in the doldrums.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sapped
Adjective
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What has changed is that higher ed itself is arguably weaker than ever.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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In fact, weather models vary widely on how strong Lorenzo could get in the coming days, ranging from a weak tropical storm to a Category 2 hurricane, the hurricane center said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Nearly everything weakened, from Big Tech companies like Nvidia and Apple to stocks of smaller companies looking to get past uncertainty about tariffs and trade.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Eighteen packages of European Union sanctions and dozens more from the United States, United Kingdom and others have weakened Russia’s economy – but not its resolve to carry on fighting.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The festival unfolds at a particularly tenuous time for the documentary field, which for the past several years has faced a feeble acquisition market.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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Cupping was quite popular among feeble white women in North America, and those same marks, Daria knew, were present on her own body, concealed beneath her loose T-shirt.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Add trinity mix and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and cook, stirring often, until softened and scraping up any brown bits on bottom of pan, 8 to 10 minutes.—
Marianne Williams,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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Compared to refrigerator-temperature butter, softened butter blends more easily with the other wet ingredients.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The day before, during Erik’s hearing, the relatives had emotionally exhausted themselves, the cousins said.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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He is weakened, and yet his opponents underestimate his continuing appeal with voters exhausted by decades of political dysfunction.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Francis Westfield went close with a diving header from the edge of the box, and Luke Brennan wasted a glorious chance for a late leveller when he was found unmarked at the back post, but his hurried shot flew high and wide.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The loss wasted an incredible effort by ace Tarik Skubal, who gave the Tigers six innings, giving up one run and striking out 13.—
Brian Manzullo,
Freep.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Sapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sapped. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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