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verb

past tense of sap

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Recent Examples of sapped
Verb
That surely sapped some of the drama from the endgame, which is a shame. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024 This sapped the original populist movement of its moral clarity and thwarted its capacity to fight on behalf of working people. Gunther Peck / Made By History, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024 Had lawmakers succeeded in impeaching Yoon, his powers would have been sapped. Filip Timotija, The Hill, 7 Dec. 2024 Its backers in Moscow, Tehran and Beirut were unable or unwilling to respond, perhaps because their attention and resources having been sapped by wars in Ukraine, Lebanon, Gaza and elsewhere. David Brennan, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2024 The war in Ukraine sapped Russia’s strength and diminished its ability to maintain its defense of the Assad regime just as surely as the successful Russian defense of Stalingrad taxed Germany’s military might, contributing to its loss of North Africa in 1943. Bryce Hoffman, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024 Cancer June 21 – July 22 Your motivation might have been sapped by the mundane. Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024 Strep throat had sapped some of Verlander’s velocity to start his senior season at Goochland High, scaring away scouts and perhaps some of the more prestigious college programs. Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024 Conversely, many of the bodies on display appear sapped of erotic charge by virtue of their hanging. Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sapped
Adjective
  • Of Vegas’ last eight games, six were at home and all eight were against some of the league’s weakest teams.
    Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • China’s persistently low consumer inflation indicates that China is struggling with weak domestic demand, stoking fears of deflation.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Those at high-risk for listeria infection are newborns, those who are pregnant, have weakened immune systems, and those aged 65 or older.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
  • But the militants, while greatly weakened, have repeatedly regrouped, often after Israeli forces withdraw from areas.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The antihero actioner earned a feeble $4.7 million across Friday and preview screenings from 3,211 locations.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Those with muscle dysmorphia usually have a belief or preoccupation that their body is weak, feeble, too small, or not muscular enough.
    Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • While the emphasis on ESG has softened, the focus on sustainable, scalable growth remains a guiding principle.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • McDermott has softened on those decisions recently.
    Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Frankly, Angelina is exhausted, but she is relieved this one part is over.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • So, if this takes years to reach a jury resolution and all the appeals are exhausted, those years could see Diddy behind bars already for life if the 55-year-old Bad Boy Records founder is found guilty in his criminal trial later this year.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2024

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“Sapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sapped. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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