"Flag" Day Words

Flag Day is June 14. At the end of a hot summer day, you can droop like Old Glory on a day without wind, and that feeling of fatigue is another meaning of the word "flag." On this Flag Day, here are eleven synonyms for that droopy, beginning-to-fade definition of "flag."
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  1. fatigue
    temporary loss of strength and energy from hard work
    But just a few deep breaths and a self-reminder to refocus is often the best use of your time if you fatigue or can't concentrate. US News (May 31, 2016)
  2. weary
    exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain
    But none reported seeing anything, using some version of a mantra that has wearied generations of Bronx detectives: “Heard shots, saw nothing.” New York Times (May 7, 2016)
  3. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
    This behavior is practiced to disconcert, divide, enervate and deliberately frustrate underlings and those who don't belong to the "tribe" or network in power. New York Times (Jan 12, 2015)
  4. sap
    deplete
    The buying power of families, sapped by inflation and ruble depreciation, is falling. US News (Jun 1, 2016)
  5. debilitate
    make weak
    She has a history of debilitating anxiety and has had to take time off work to deal with it in the past. Slate (Jun 1, 2016)
  6. wane
    a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
    It was even an unofficial featured sport at the 1908 Olympics in London, but its popularity quickly waned and it all but disappeared. Seattle Times (May 30, 2016)
  7. ebb
    a gradual decline in size or strength or power
    Although the fighting has ebbed somewhat over the last five years, the region today is by no means secure for people or for animals. New York Times (Apr 24, 2016)
  8. dwindle
    become smaller or lose substance
    Parents lost their jobs, and sometimes their homes, and often saw their retirement savings dwindle or evaporate. The Guardian (May 27, 2016)
  9. wither
    lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
    Malaria had left me feeling weak and withered, but I wanted to appear strong for America. The Guardian (May 31, 2016)
  10. evanesce
    disappear gradually
    Songs help memorialize the present as it perpetually evanesces into oblivion — which charms us, but also makes us worry about how we might spend tomorrow. Washington Post (Mar 9, 2016)
  11. exhaust
    wear out completely
    Mobile phones are banned inside the camps, while exercises begin at 5am in the morning and end after the sunset, leaving the trainees fairly exhausted. BBC (Jun 1, 2016)
Created on Sun Jun 05 23:13:42 EDT 2016 (updated Mon Jun 13 12:09:21 EDT 2016)

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