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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
Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
The Fed reduces rates to juice borrowing activity and a flagging economy or return rates to normal as inflation abates.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Evelyn Cheng,anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
Tracks third-party libraries and frameworks, flagging outdated or unsupported versions that could lead to performance and compatibility issues.
—Shyam Alok, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Detractors painted the election as a referendum on Breed’s efforts to address sprawling homeless encampments, rampant property crime and a flagging post-pandemic economy that cut at voters’ sense of a safe, well-functioning city.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
The Fed reduces rates to juice borrowing activity and a flagging economy or return rates to normal as inflation abates.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Policymakers may also set a higher-than-usual budget deficit target of up to 4% of gross domestic product, some economists forecast, which would allow more central government borrowing to support the flagging economy.
—Evelyn Cheng,anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
Tracks third-party libraries and frameworks, flagging outdated or unsupported versions that could lead to performance and compatibility issues.
—Shyam Alok, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flagging
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In 2006, the company reportedly sold a hundred thousand cases, but demand ran dry and Waterkeepers grew weary.Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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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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The probe comes after a 114-page report, released earlier this year by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), found that exhaustion, burnout and an overall lack of sleep for controllers — particularly during evening shifts — has hindered safety and led to accidents.The Hill Staff, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
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Negotiations are just another tool to improve one’s political position; the objective, as with military operations, remains the enemy’s subjugation, or at least its exhaustion.Niall Ferguson, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
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In its first back-to-back set of the season in late November, Vancouver fell behind severely to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 5-4 loss and was chasing the game with tired legs.Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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Even if Macaulay Culkin is just an adult now, too tired to run an Airbnb.Erin Somers, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Long days spent grabbing packages off shelves for an anonymous e-commerce giant barely cover the bills and leave her exhausted and desperate for something more.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
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King Charles can't get involved in Prince Harry's security woes: author Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of ‘My Mother and I,’ explains why the monarch is too exhausted to deal with his younger son’s ongoing court battle.Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Beyond injuries, the Cubs also seem keenly aware that there could be regression coming for their pitchers.Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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In the last three games, McCormick showed some positive regression, topping off last week's 28-13 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with his best performance of 89 total yards including a pair of catches and 15 carries.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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She was charged with driving while intoxicated as a first offense and driving while impaired.John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
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State police said the trooper found that the vehicle’s registration was expired and that the driver showed signs of being impaired.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Dec. 2024
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The games were packed with bugs and glitches, some large and some small, and performance was rocky at best.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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The couple had a rocky start after Jones proposed to another woman, Mallory Zapata.Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 23 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 30 Dec. 2024.
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