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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  • On the other hand, bath towels should be washed after three to five uses, as long as they are hung to dry to prevent bacteria and mildew from developing.
    Cori Sears, The Spruce, 8 June 2026
  • Bright yellow uniforms in different patterns lined one wall, and banners and awards hung from the ceiling — a record of the local Enfield High School team’s accomplishments over the past three decades.
    P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 8 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
Verb
  • 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 11 Jun. 2026.

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