as in to hang
to be limp from lack of water or vigor
the days of endless worrying had taken their toll, and the old woman's face swagged with exhaustion
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Recent Examples of swag
Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Beneath its real life visuals and glitzy swag lies a story about how far someone will go to preserve both safety and pride.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Feb. 2023
Offsite developed a software platform to help with sourcing, contracting, and planning everything from location to swag.
—Constance Dierickx, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
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Noun
Justin Bieber is passing his swag down to one-year-old son Jack Blues.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Beneath its real life visuals and glitzy swag lies a story about how far someone will go to preserve both safety and pride.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
Lunch and dinner dine-in guests also will get complimentary Cosmik Fries and swag while supplies last.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Feb. 2023
Offsite developed a software platform to help with sourcing, contracting, and planning everything from location to swag.
—Constance Dierickx, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swag
Noun
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Mundane loot like monster teeth and eyeballs all have different effects when paired with a basic attack, making for a mind-boggling number of combinations for how to dole out punishment.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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Earlier in October, police said a group of thieves - including two dressed as construction workers - stole jewelry and loot worth millions of dollars before making their escape in broad daylight.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Analysts are increasingly highlighting potential red flags hanging over the AI investment cycle, especially the web of deals that some say gives the appearance that funds are simply being passed back and forth between the same companies.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
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Nestled on 30 private acres in the South Fork of Provo Canyon, the secluded property threads streams and waterfalls beneath stone bridges, across gentle knolls, and under low-hanging eaves, all hinting at a hobbit-house inspiration without ever tipping into twee fantasy.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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As an alliance grew between senators and financial powers, public figures began profiting from real-estate speculation, slave trading, and overseas plunder—while masking their involvement.—
Zephyr Teachout,
The Atlantic,
22 Sep. 2025
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Reparations, long proposed as the only measure proportionate to the scale of racial plunder, look increasingly like a political, economic, and legal non-starter.—
Idrees Kahloon,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
Verb
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One picture even showed Teddy asleep mid-staircase with his head drooping off a step, a toy still in his mouth.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Let the top inch of soil dry out before you water parsley plants, but do so before the stems start to droop.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
1 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Brendan Fraser played the dashing hero Rick O’Connell, a treasure hunter and former Captain of the French Foreign Legion.—
Andrew Walsh,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Nov. 2025
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In the film, little Rory needs to save her father who’s disappeared on a treasure quest during an unfortunate encounter with a dragon.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Balenciaga tunics seemed similarly austere, until the models did an about-face, revealing a slit that sagged open seductively.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Democratic margin in those counties had sagged in 2021, when Republican Glenn Youngkin won the governor’s race, and in 2024, when Kamala Harris eked out a surprisingly narrow win.—
Ronald Brownstein,
Mercury News,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Swag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swag. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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