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
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
Higher temperatures, dry soil and growing demand have sapped the river.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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
Higher temperatures, dry soil and growing demand have sapped the river.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sapped
Adjective
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The Royals made a lot of weak contact, which resulted in a mix of groundouts.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Last week, a weaker-than-expected jobs report added to expectations of an imminent rate cut by the central bank.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Childhood illnesses had severely weakened her own heart.—
Ruchi Kumar,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025
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Since then, the legal safeguards against such encounters have weakened.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Brad Ingelsby’s follow-up to the much-beloved Mare of Easttown switches focus from steely women to feeble men.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
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The feeble report all but confirms a Fed interest rate cut later this month and raises at least the possibility of a half point – rather than a typical quarter point - reduction, Saunders said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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What’s more, a lot of Americans still have mortgage rates that are low enough to make the idea of a move daunting, and affordability overall hasn’t improved much even as the economy has softened.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Materials are interesting in that a low looks to have been established, while Capital Equipment has softened somewhat recently.—
Randy Watts,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With all other options seemingly exhausted, Una and Spock decide to take another path by getting in touch with their crewmates’ katras, roughly the Vulcan term for the soul, though the Vulcans would probably not want to use that term.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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The group exhausted legal remedies after a February 2025 Kentucky Supreme Court ruling that upheld a 2021 Metro Council vote to strip the building of its local landmark status, clearing the way for demolition.—
Matthew Glowicki,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The convenient kit comes with floor and roofing materials, plus nails, screws, handles, door locks, and fixings, which means less time wasted running to the hardware store.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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But unlike Yamamoto—whose second straight 10-K one-hitter was wasted—Verlander bobbed and weaved and lollipop-curved the lineup to death.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Sapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sapped. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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