swagged

past tense of swag
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. Sarah Turner, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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  • The Partey affair has hung heavy over a squad already trying to come to terms with a new coach in Queiroz, and who failed to qualify for the most recent Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) — a competition Ghana have won four times, but not since 1982.
    Simon Hughes, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • In one clip, Horner could be seen holding a ring box that had been hung like an ornament on a Christmas tree.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
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  • The chickens stomp with swift feet like an Irish step dancer, keeping their tails erect and wings drooped.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
  • 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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  • From there, however, his scoring pace sagged somewhat down the stretch of Frölunda’s season.
    Thomas Drance, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • Weiss had initially sought to reinvent the CBS Evening News, dropping a two-anchor format that had sagged in the ratings.
    David Folkenflik, NPR, 3 June 2026

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“Swagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swagged. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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