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as in bowing
bending downward or forward
the droopy heads of tired fans riding home on the bus
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as in floppy
not stiff in structure
a droopy stalk of celery
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as in depressed
feeling unhappiness
looking droopy and miserable while standing in the pouring rain
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Recent Examples of droopy
One group struggled to measure each other’s skulls with tape measures that looked frustratingly droopy.
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Amy Reed-Sandoval, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
Eye bags are what happens when the skin below the eyes become swollen, puffy or appear to be droopy.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
Black and white slides of a droopy Nantucket Sea Monster and racist brand mascots followed.
—Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Faces may appear droopy, discolored or oddly textured, and specific features may seem to have moved to different parts of the face.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
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Amy Reed-Sandoval, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
Eye bags are what happens when the skin below the eyes become swollen, puffy or appear to be droopy.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
Black and white slides of a droopy Nantucket Sea Monster and racist brand mascots followed.
—Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Faces may appear droopy, discolored or oddly textured, and specific features may seem to have moved to different parts of the face.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for droopy
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On top of her dark wavy hair sat a big, floppy fur hat.Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 30 Dec. 2024
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But now that the floppy hair is gone and the wrinkles have set in and the voice has become gravelly, the persona has been poisoned.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2024
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Many people were really unhappy, depressed and angry, frustrated.Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
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If Richard wanted to die, suicide-by-cop is sometimes a choice for those who are desperate and depressed.Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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At the liquidator’s shop, Jagriti had watched her mother’s hands go limp in her lap.Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
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Ash falls as rescuers search for survivors trapped in the wreckage carrying small children, some limp, some struggling, some dead.Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
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Air France regrets this sad event and expresses its sincere condolences.Michael D. Carroll AND Theo Burman, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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But nothing in life is sadder than a reality television person who doesn't know when to retire.Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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The composer also added synths to his orchestral score, as well as bowed metal, where a violin bow is rubbed against metal instruments like a cowbell or a Vibraphone, for when Roz has a particularly intense feeling.Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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Jeremy Strong forwent a classic suit and tie in favor of a bowed necktie, giving his tailored look the perfect dash of whimsy.Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 June 2024
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Saquon Barkley is an unstoppable force, the defense is resurgent under Vic Fangio, the chatter about an unhappy A.J. Brown has mostly died down.Dianna Russini, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Ratings declined, Lynch was unhappy, and the show was canceled.Victoria Edel, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.David Mamet, National Review, 11 Aug. 2022
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.Helen Shaw, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
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That faction left the stadium miserable after Daniels’ fifth touchdown pass, a 9-yarder to Jamison Crowder with six seconds remaining, capped a 22-point fourth quarter as Washington rallied for a 36-33 win.Ben Standig, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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But for Israel and Gaza, the past 15 months have been a miserable failure, and from the perspective of negotiation, the only good news is that both sides taste some of the bitterness.Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Droopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droopy. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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