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
Art De Roché, New York Times, 13 May 2026
That sapped momentum from AI stocks worldwide on Tuesday.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Because the jagged, shallow seabed near the fjord’s mouth acted like a speed bump that sapped the wave’s energy, people onboard the cruise ship came out of the event unscathed.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
The currency has rallied after sliding 4% in March as the Iran war sapped global risk sentiment.
—David Finnerty, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
Climate change and persistent drought have already sapped hundreds of billions of gallons of water from the river’s annual flow.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Jacobs stopped recording a few years ago as worsening health problems sapped his desire to go out and see concerts.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Now, as a 30-something man who long since had the creativity sapped out of him by life, this was mildly frustrating at first.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2026
De-stress on the daily Whether we're being sapped by parenting decisions, job hunting, health troubles or world weariness, many of us could use a charge to our internal battery, says clinical psychologist Enmanuel Mercedes, who counsels many (often exhausted) parents.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
In his first title race against Manchester City, there was a reluctance from the Arsenal boss to make changes at key moments that sapped momentum away from his side.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 13 May 2026
That sapped momentum from AI stocks worldwide on Tuesday.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Because the jagged, shallow seabed near the fjord’s mouth acted like a speed bump that sapped the wave’s energy, people onboard the cruise ship came out of the event unscathed.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
The currency has rallied after sliding 4% in March as the Iran war sapped global risk sentiment.
—David Finnerty, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
Climate change and persistent drought have already sapped hundreds of billions of gallons of water from the river’s annual flow.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Jacobs stopped recording a few years ago as worsening health problems sapped his desire to go out and see concerts.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Now, as a 30-something man who long since had the creativity sapped out of him by life, this was mildly frustrating at first.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2026
De-stress on the daily Whether we're being sapped by parenting decisions, job hunting, health troubles or world weariness, many of us could use a charge to our internal battery, says clinical psychologist Enmanuel Mercedes, who counsels many (often exhausted) parents.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sapped
Adjective
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Meanwhile, the rest of the NBA is widely expected to be more competitive next season — from the bottom tier, where anti-tanking regulations and a weaker draft class should curb teams’ intentional losing, to the upper echelons, where Oklahoma City and San Antonio stand tall.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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Conditions change quickly, signals conflict with each other, and weak assumptions tend to get exposed without much delay.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
Verb
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People who have weakened immune systems and who experienced intense pain during an initial outbreak are also more susceptible to getting shingles a second (or even third) time.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
7 May 2026
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Meanwhile, the institutional guardrails have been weakened.—
Israel Melendez Ayala,
Time,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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So, in retrospect, [the entire Lightning project] looked pretty feeble.—
Jamie Lincoln Kitman,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2026
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His visit also comes as the committee stalls on advancing Casey Means, Kennedy’s nominee for surgeon general, over her lack of medical practice experience and feeble answers on the importance of vaccination.—
Daniel Payne,
STAT,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And what with all the love and pain, something in me softened—or maybe decayed.—
Eva Wiseman,
Vogue,
7 May 2026
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And the Blue Monster was no longer a monster, not with everything softened by the rain.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
Verb
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All borrowing options will be exhausted by February, Fine said.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
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The starting quarterback competition is coming down to returning players Cole Ballard and Isaiah Marshall, as Jalon Daniels has exhausted his eligibility and Rice transfer Chase Jenkins recovers from an injury.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Let the price mechanism work to incentivize carbon reduction, but don’t let the resulting money be wasted.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The 24-year-old hasn’t wasted the opportunities in his first three major-league games, so far going 4-for-9 with a home run and two RBIs.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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