as in to hang
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 swag
William Earl, Variety, 21 Dec. 2025
Cut sprigs and branches from wreaths, garlands, and Christmas trees that are no longer functional as is and use them to create a new wreath or swag or to add a touch of greenery to vases, frames, ornaments, or gifts.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
Sara Netzley, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2023
Lunch and dinner dine-in guests also will get complimentary Cosmik Fries and swag while supplies last.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Feb. 2023
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Noun
But bonus points for taking their swag and free gifts anyway!
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Every nook and cranny of our favorite northern California town is swagged out with lights, bows, bunting, mistletoe, and, of course, good cheer.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for swag
Noun
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At first, you’re limited to your underground shelter, but the game soon expands and takes your dwellers topside, shaking things up with tense encounters and shiny loot, slowly turning your naïve vault dwellers into hardened survivors.—
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And, even as the robbers collected their loot -- allegedly stealing French crown jewels worth some $102 million -- the security staff at a bank of screens weren't yet focused on the camera catching the robbery, Corbin said.—
Verb
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Ways to Personalize Your Home Personalizing your space isn't just about displaying items with your last name or hanging family photos.—
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Although the meeting went smoothly and led to concrete commitments, the bonhomie was strained by uncomfortable questions at a news conference about the issue hanging over the day’s diplomacy.—
Noun
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After more than a century of plunder and strife, under tyrants as diverse as King Leopold II of Belgium and Mobutu Sese Seko, the present-day DRC still occupies the dark heart of the continent in much of the world’s imagination.—
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The Venezuelan regime is broadly unpopular in Latin America; its socialism of plunder has sent millions of desperate people into Colombia and other states.—
Verb
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Too thick of a mascara coat, and suddenly my gaze droops.—
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These curtains are typically made from lightweight, inexpensive fabrics that lack the heft needed to drape properly, causing them to sag or droop in the center.—
Noun
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Brendan Fraser played the dashing hero Rick O’Connell, a treasure hunter and former Captain of the French Foreign Legion.—
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In the film, little Rory needs to save her father who’s disappeared on a treasure quest during an unfortunate encounter with a dragon.—
Verb
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The fragile skeleton of her ego threatened to snap under the pressure of the animal forces that pressed down on her consciousness, her narrative mind sagging and distended beneath pitiless and grandiose feeling.—
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Pre-festival enthusiasm sagged compared to the inaugural year.—
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“Swag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swag. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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