sagged

verb

Definition of saggednext
past tense of sag
1
as in drooped
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 slipped
to decline gradually from a standard level sales figures have sagged slightly over the past six months

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3
as in weakened
to lose bodily strength or vigor after a whole day of working in the hot sun, he began to sag

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sagged
  1. slipped
  2. weakened
  3. hung
  4. fell
  5. diminished
  6. went
  7. failed
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  • In the Americas, revenues slipped 1 percent, but were up 6 percent in Europe and flat in Asia.
    Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2024
  • On Thursday, the India rupee slipped for a fourth straight session.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of slipped
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  • Utah’s roster is inarguably weakened by replacing Callie Smith with Genie Erohkina (one of the worst performers last weekend in Virginia Beach), but the roster rules incentivize teams to dump a mid-season acquisition like Smith, so why not cash in at the trade deadline?
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The yen weakened in its largest single-day decline since June 2022.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of weakened
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  • The midfielder officially hung his boots up after Germany were beaten on home soil by eventual winners Spain at the Euros, and dumped out of the last eight.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Inside, black bats hung from the ceiling.
    Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of hung
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  • There, along the North Platte River in what is now Wyoming, the animal was felled by the arrow of a warrior named High Forehead, who may have been hungry.
    Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The story claimed that two loggers felled a hollow tree and were shocked to find a body inside.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of fell
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  • Of course, that snub hasn’t really diminished the Parkour Civilization phenomenon.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Expectations are diminished, contaminated by politics.
    Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of diminished
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  • Sandro went small, launching the mini-version of its Tangoso hobo in new colors and a canvas version too, and added cute styling for footwear with boat shoes pre-flipped down at the back for a slip-on feel.
    Rhonda Richford, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Silicon Valley walked in like in the way Elon Musk walked into Twitter and went, ‘How many people work here?
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of went
Verb
  • That similar proposal to charge a 2% fine on every fee related to a criminal case and civil traffic violations failed to win majority support in the Senate in 2022 and thus did not appear on the ballot.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The 100% default had come into play when someone failed to respond to notices from Social Security and the demand for repayment.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
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