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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  • Scarlet strings of chile hung against the light-brown adobe of houses, and the fields were checkerboards of green and gold.
    Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The garment tightened at the waist while the top hung relatively loosely, and the midi-length column featured a thigh-high slit.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • The woman’s husband, a scrawny man in a shabby work uniform, smelling of sewage, drooped behind the gurney.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • The counterculture had curdled, Vietnam was over but unsettled, and the economy sagged into stagflation.
    Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The Democratic Party’s brand — as well as the approval rating for some of the state’s top Democratic officials — has indeed sagged, even in solidly blue Colorado, according to a recent poll.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025

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“Swagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swagged. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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