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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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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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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
Michael Foster, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
This all has prevented the core cyclical parts of the market from fully supporting the indexes on days when the dominant mega-cap Nasdaq leaders have sagged.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
The infant in Mary’s arms looks both heavy and lighter than air; his plump left leg reacts with flowy pink cloth to create movement that is also a palpable sag.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
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Take the period following the dot-com bubble, when the Wellington fund (in orange below actually turned a profit while the S&P 500 (in purple) sagged.
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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.
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Preventing Transplant Shock Even with the proper care and gentlest handling, plants may droop or wilt after transplanting, but following these tips can minimize the effects of transplant shock and help indoor and outdoor plants bounce back faster.—
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Player sale profits drooped but will rebound this season, while player amortisation costs should remain static or even fall after the quiet activity last summer.—
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After slipping into Taurus, the sun will clash with Mars on April 20, followed by powerhouse Pluto on April 21.—
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But are we really supposed to believe that wife-of-the-year Karen Wilson would let such an important date slip her mind?—
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Third to Journalism in the recent San Felipe Stakes — the race that more or less made Journalism a candidate Derby horse and that saw Rodriguez fade to show — Rodriguez currently clings to step No. 30 on the Derby points ladder, with 21-plus points.—
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The Federal Railway Safety Act But Cassity and other union leaders remain concerned that little requires railroads like Norfolk Southern to maintain these protocols once the headlines of East Palestine fade away.—
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Though the official ratings system hasn’t evolved much this century, online culture has picked up the slack.—
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Sliders picked up the slack at first, and are still up at peak usage.—
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Outside the little green brick building hangs the sign with the restaurant's slogan: Automatic For The People.—
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Just a few miles from the beach, the briny sea fog hangs over the pasture.—
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However, that fight fell apart in early March, when a hand injury forced Whyte from the card.—
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Indian investors joined the sell-off on Friday, with the Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex indexes both falling more than 1%.—
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More broadly, consumer sentiment has declined and retail sales growth has weakened, reflecting the uncertainty of customers over where the economy is headed.—
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But that progress stalled out around the turn of the year, which weakened the case for further rate cuts and ultimately prompted the Fed to stand pat in January.—
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Trading on Friday has seen the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunge 1,600 points, and the other major indices have followed suit as most media and tech shares continued to slump.—
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The woman sat slumped in a chair, her face drained of color, her eyes strangely unfocused.—
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“Sag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sag. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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