as in hung
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 swagged
The two areas are linked in delightfully indulgent ways, including a darkly glamorous corridor swagged with flower chandeliers and a giant eye behind the bar, with crystal eyelashes.
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Sarah Turner, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Sarah Turner, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swagged
Verb
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But Izzo hung tough to strand six runners.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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Where a Rothko might have hung comfortably next to an interior decorator’s custom-upholstered chaise in the past, the chaise too must now be pedigreed.—
David Lê,
Curbed,
20 Apr. 2026
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But his mouth was open and drooped peculiarly to one side, and his skin was sucked into his skeleton like a vacuum storage bag.—
Amanda Peet,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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Two boys saw the balloons had drooped to the ground.—
Sue Ambrose,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Broadway box office sagged a bit last week, possibly as the previous week’s Easter vacationers and spring-breakers returned home and a crowded, 40-show production slate with lots of newcomers competed with one another for attention.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps worse, ace Sandy Alcantara, whom the budget ball Fish are expected to trade, has sagged a bit after two great starts to open.—
Greg Cote
April 19,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Swagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swagged. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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