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
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
With sweat dripping, masks slipping — and in the case of one man, a mohawk drooping in the heat — the neo-Nazis held aloft tiny pamphlets scrawled with antisemitic messages and wielded livestreaming iPhones.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Aug. 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
By Wim’s side through thick and thin is his best friend, Neel (Robert Timothy Smith), a blue elephant boy with a stubby trunk, wispy hair that looks like raspberry cotton candy, and ears that droop down over his shoulders.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
With sweat dripping, masks slipping — and in the case of one man, a mohawk drooping in the heat — the neo-Nazis held aloft tiny pamphlets scrawled with antisemitic messages and wielded livestreaming iPhones.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for droop
Noun
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But one of the convicts used the slack security measures during rehearsals to plan a bank robbery, which ended up in the murder of two police officers, known as the infamous Malexander shootings of 1999.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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Hansi Flick's men went 1-0 down in under two minutes at the Estadio da Luz with Vangelis Pavlidis capitalising on slack defending.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Among a handful of transfers ticketed to offer immediate help, Marshall may provide a jolt on defense and to the Huskers’ sagging special teams.—
Mitch Sherman,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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The new code of conduct, announced to stores Monday, is part of CEO Brian Niccol’s strategy to lure back customers, boost sagging sales and improve worker relations.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN,
14 Jan. 2025
Verb
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When in a strongly acidic environment, its color fades, becoming pink/red.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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From Hailey Bieber to Emily Ratajkowski, the starry allure of this coat show no sign of fading, yet Griffiths remains convinced of the coat’s democratic appeal.—
Joy Montgomery,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2025
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An uncertain future hangs over many of the climate programs created by the Inflation Reduction Act, for example.—
Justin Worland,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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Arena, perhaps recalling how often the flags in front of the old headquarters hung limply, had an anxious thought.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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With rising conflicts and weakened diplomacy, the global order is set to fragment in 2025, intensifying economic volatility.—
Sarwant Singh,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Beijing has also been working to repair ties with American allies like Japan to try to weaken the security alliances forged by the Biden administration to constrain China.—
David Pierson,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Unlike your tomatoes, which may wilt on a hot day even when properly watered, aloe veras are unfazed by dry conditions and heat.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Jan. 2025
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Antique chandeliers and sconces, only a few of which seemed to function, wilted from the walls and ceilings like dying flowers.—
Youmna Melhem Chamieh,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The proceeds from these sales go toward settling the taxpayer's debt to the government.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Karla Sofía Gascón's troubles started before her tweets went public.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
31 Jan. 2025
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After laying off 17% of its workforce in December 2023, Spotify failed to meet profitability and user growth guidance during the first quarter of 2024.—
Maria Gracia Santillana Linares,
Forbes,
30 Jan. 2025
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According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, loan officers failed to ask applicants specific demographic questions and then reported that applicants had declined to respond.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Droop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droop. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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