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as in to droop
to be limp from lack of water or vigor
the plant's leaves were sagging feebly in the intense heat
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2
as in to slip
to decline gradually from a standard level
sales figures have sagged slightly over the past six months
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3
as in to fade
to lose bodily strength or vigor
after a whole day of working in the hot sun, he began to sag
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as in slack
the extent to which something hangs or dips below a straight line
if there's too much sag in the rod, the curtains will drag on the floor
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Recent Examples of sag
Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
His sagging defense at the top of the key, while chasing to the rim for rebounds undermines switching and spacing.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
Koch’s Jeff is a little too Dennis Reynolds without the farcical absurdity of Always Sunny’s context, and whenever the play hops away from Darius and Kenneth and over to this very bad editor’s nostalgia trip, the action sags.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
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Verb
The sagging sales could be due to several factors, including the backlash, but also Tesla’s brand changes in the past few years.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
His sagging defense at the top of the key, while chasing to the rim for rebounds undermines switching and spacing.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
There’s a bit of a sag around the halfway point, as Baylin’s screenplay lets the audience get out ahead of the story developments.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
Koch’s Jeff is a little too Dennis Reynolds without the farcical absurdity of Always Sunny’s context, and whenever the play hops away from Darius and Kenneth and over to this very bad editor’s nostalgia trip, the action sags.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sag
Verb
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In summer the red-speckled stems have a zigzag pattern, which bear white drooping flowers with leaves that are shield-shaped with a flat base.—
Martha Proctor,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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Transplant shock causes plants to wilt and droop, but it can be avoided.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Apr. 2025
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The audience—both the fictional one upstate and the real one in Manhattan—soon slips into a world where human-scale beach balls and painter’s buckets become a playground for physical investigation, where the tragicomedy of real life slips in through the cracks.—
Laura Regensdorf,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2025
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The 10-year Treasury yield slipped on Friday as investors weighed the latest developments on the global trade front, including new comments from U.S. President Donald Trump.—
Lisa Kailai Han,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
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First, there was a drip-drip-drip of crisis: as costs everywhere rose, city, state, and federal monies faded away once COVID-era bailout efforts came to an end.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2025
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But when a new Supreme rises, the old one fades away.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
23 Apr. 2025
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Maybe Derrick Barnes can be the missing piece, and Detroit’s interior rushers can pick up the slack.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Available in beige, khaki, light blue, deep green, and navy, the two-button blazer has a relaxed fit and a boyfriend length, to play well with jeans, leggings, dresses, slacks, and shorts for a slew of summery looks.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Apr. 2025
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The corpses started appearing in the early 2000s, hanging from overpasses with threats scrawled on their shirts.—
Antón Barba-Kay,
The Atlantic,
26 Apr. 2025
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This hanging egg chair adds both comfort and style to your space and comes in multiple cushion colors, including green, blue, gray, beige, and cream.—
Rachel Trujillo,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2025
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Rising bond yields Yields on 10-year Treasury bonds typically fall – and their prices rise - as investors flee stocks for the safe haven of Treasuries during economic slowdowns.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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The basic premise of DeSantis’s primary candidacy—that Republicans wanted Trumpism without Trump—fell apart once the former president started hoovering up media attention and gained a wide lead in the polls.—
Drew Nelles,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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As more state legislation is passed that weakens or eliminates longstanding fire and life safety codes, the need for young workers who are trained and passionate about reversing these trends is high.—
Jim Pauley,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The pests set about sucking the sap from grape roots, slowly weakening them and opening wounds that invited disease.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Apr. 2025
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Instead, the slow starter slumped to a .174 average with just three homers in his first 28 games.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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What this means for interest rates Economists expected the PCE price index to cool sharply to 2.2% annually in March, likely due to falling energy costs as oil prices slumped on lower demand expectations.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Sag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sag. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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