swagged

past tense of swag
as in hung
to be limp from lack of water or vigor the days of endless worrying had taken their toll, and the old woman's face swagged with exhaustion

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Recent Examples of swagged The two areas are linked in delightfully indulgent ways, including a darkly glamorous corridor swagged with flower chandeliers and a giant eye behind the bar, with crystal eyelashes. Sarah Turner, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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  • The Justice Ministry said Sunao Takami, 58, was hanged to death earlier Friday.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • On the pantry door hung an old poster of the dark hub at the centre of Messier 87.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
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  • The man raised his arms to a figure in the branches, a woman whose head drooped, hair loose, wet, falling forward across her face, her breasts.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • The chickens stomp with swift feet like an Irish step dancer, keeping their tails erect and wings drooped.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
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  • Officers quickly converged to help subdue the teen, with Merks pulling the gun from the backside of his jeans, which had sagged below his mid-thigh.
    Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Flags sagged in the rain and translucent ponchos billowed in the wind, but the sound of bagpipes and a booming sousaphone kept the crowd moving.
    Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

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“Swagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swagged. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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