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as in weary
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as in exhaustion
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as in drooping
to be limp from lack of water or vigor
flowers flagging in the summer heat
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as in weakening
to lose bodily strength or vigor
we flagged as we neared the end of the long mountain trail
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as in waving
to direct or notify by a movement or gesture
flagged the cars into the other parking lot
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Recent Examples of flagging
Pete Gannon, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
While the Chinese government has recently enacted stimulus measures to revitalize its flagging economy, many investors and economists remain skeptical of their long-term effectiveness.
—Garth Friesen, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
The fortunes of luxury stocks have been closely tied to China’s announcements regarding economic stimulus measures designed to counter flagging growth linked to factors including a slumping property market and high youth unemployment.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 15 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
The big picture: The financial struggles of Europe's No. 2 automaker are rooted in its flagging performance on this side of the pond.
—Pete Gannon, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
While the Chinese government has recently enacted stimulus measures to revitalize its flagging economy, many investors and economists remain skeptical of their long-term effectiveness.
—Garth Friesen, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Verb
And that's a problem for colleges, analysts say, at a time when enrollment is flagging.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
The fortunes of luxury stocks have been closely tied to China’s announcements regarding economic stimulus measures designed to counter flagging growth linked to factors including a slumping property market and high youth unemployment.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flagging
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At the center of the story are Phil (Timothy Spall) and Penny (Lesley Manville), a weary, unmarried couple burdened by their lack of love for each other and their crumbling household.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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In both cases, the Lakers could receive enough assets to begin a rebuilding project that their weary fans would surely support.Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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While the celebrations can be cheerful, planning and attending them can lead to exhaustion and burnout.Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
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Lamar mirrors Nas’s slow build to a scabrous eruption, followed by exhaustion.Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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The same tired thoughts, predictable excuses, and familiar limiting beliefs play on repeat in your mind, keeping you stuck in patterns that don't serve your growth.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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By the time Odysseus washes ashore, battered and weakened, even her son, Telemachus (Charlie Plummer), has grown tired of her indecision, hoping to move on from the limbo of waiting.Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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On the final stretch of his journey to the castle, Thomas stands, exhausted, in the middle of a forest as snow falls, and a ghostly carriage approaches.Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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Moscow and Kyiv have both grappled with how to refill their exhausted ranks while avoiding deeply unpopular moves such as mobilization or further lowering conscription ages.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Most videos are 10 minutes or shorter, and are searchable by topic (sleep regressions, divorce, new sibling), age groups, or experts.Barbara D. Hathaway, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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The 2024 data shows progress in some areas — such as at the position coach level, where non-white coaches now hold nearly half of the roles — but regression in others, particularly on the offensive side of the ball.Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024
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The sheriff added that, based on a preliminary investigation, the driver didn’t appear to be impaired.David Chiu, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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Police arrested Cuadrado, who lives in Castle Hill, following the accident and charged him with criminally negligent homicide, vehicular manslaughter, vehicular assault, driving while intoxicated and driving while ability impaired.Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Instead of traveling over a rocky terrain covered in plenty of visual coordinating cues as originally designed, Ingenuity was forced to attempt handling a region with steep and comparatively featureless sand ripples.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
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Cave pearls are known to form around a nucleus, which can be made from a number of materials, such as rocky fragments, mud pieces, blue algae, wood shreds and animal bones.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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As holidays go, however, Flag Day can feel a bit lame.Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2021
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My 11-year-old loved watching the pups roll balls and play a giant floor piano, but for non-dog owners (guilty as charged), parts of the series—like dressing dogs in little hats and outfits for a Parisian fashion show—feel lame.Tim Neville, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2020
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“Flagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flagging. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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