as in slack
the extent to which something hangs or dips below a straight line
tighten the line at the top of the banner so there won't be so much droop
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1
as in to sag
to be limp from lack of water or vigor
the flowers drooped on their stalks in the blazing sun
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as in to fade
to lose bodily strength or vigor
as the afternoon wore on, we started to droop
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Recent Examples of droop
Faye Chiu, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024
Transitory columns of evanescent foam rise, droop and fall.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Chantz Martin, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
Her head drooping, Carolina made brief eye contact with the camera multiple times, but only briefly, before returning to her depressed, drooping stance.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Other symptoms include loss of muscle tone and loss of reflexes, facial droop and slurred speech.
—Faye Chiu, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024
Transitory columns of evanescent foam rise, droop and fall.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Verb
The condition resulted in his facial muscles drooping.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
Her head drooping, Carolina made brief eye contact with the camera multiple times, but only briefly, before returning to her depressed, drooping stance.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for droop
Noun
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Since the pants have a trouser-like silhouette, these leggings can actually moonlight as a pair of work slacks and go well with casual tank tops and sneakers, as well as blouses and heels.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
15 Feb. 2025
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The notion that nonprofits or donors will pick up the financial slack is absurd.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Thus, too much glycation caused by excess sugar can result in accelerated signs of aging, like lines, wrinkles, dark spots and sagging skin.—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2025
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Rather, an eerie gloom sagged atop everything, an acknowledgement that somewhere, something had stopped being right.—
Megan Feringa,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Signs of the labor market weakening more than expected contributed to that decision at the time, but those fears have since faded.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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But that enthusiasm quickly faded as Maximilien Robespierre and Madame de Guillotine took charge.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Yet this might be a win-win situation for a team that needs a bridge quarterback and a fading star who isn’t ready to hang ’em up yet.—
Mike Jones,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Every film frame can, if hung over a bed, lull you.—
Carlos Valladares,
ARTnews.com,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In the bond market, Treasury yields fell after a report said sales at U.S. retailers weakened by much more last month than economists expected.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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His executive order, unless reversed by the courts, will encourage greater corruption in Latin America, hurting the region’s economies, weakening democratic institutions and making countries poorer.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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As the character loses his sanity, his off-white robe begins to wilt, becoming threadlike and soiled.—
Ash Wu,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2025
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But Reese didn’t wilt against the Indiana big men combo of Oumar Ballo and Malik Reneau.—
Bennett Conlin,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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That would come on top of a 10% across-the-board tariff that went into effect last week on top of other tariffs on Chinese goods and stricter 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum that Trump announced Monday.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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But that didn't stop her from going above and beyond to get the perfect shot.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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At best, presidents picked up-and-coming party devotees like Elaine Chao, a shameless pro-boss hack, or Tom Perez, a nice guy for sure, who failed to deliver any significant gains for blue-collar America.—
John Samuelsen,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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The effort to begin a partition with the Gaza Strip has failed colossally.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Droop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droop. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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