swag 1 of 2

as in loot
valuables stolen or taken by force robbed a bank and hid the swag under the floorboards

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swag

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verb

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
Noun
This is so unbelievably accurate - tiers of swag corresponding to the concentric circles of exclusivity within the gates. Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025 Adults can win a pet parade swag bag, T-shirt and hate or T-shirt. Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Verb
Payne is trying to rediscover that swag a right foot strain has toned down. Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 27 Dec. 2022 Another way to deal with low ceilings is to swag a light fixture from the ceiling. Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 16 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for swag
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swag
Noun
  • The game also featured loot boxes filled with character trophies based on Disney properties, which would give abilities to the player character and could be upgraded over time.
    Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
  • Current dungeons only reward loot on encounter completion in the form of a single chest drop, which can be either a weapon or armor.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The tree in the victim’s front yard stood intact, with structural debris, a blanket and a flannel coat still hanging from the branches.
    Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2025
  • The train from Waterloo station, just south of the River Thames in central London, to Brentford’s Gtech Community stadium in west London was only 20 minutes, but a group of three Jamaica fans took the time to hang the country’s flag in the window.
    Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • Last month, in another headline-grabbing food plunder, 100,000 organic eggs were taken from a distribution trailer in Pennsylvania.
    Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Such tactics included the extraordinary plunder and destruction of the Hundred Years’ War and the fire bombings of cities in World War II.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The weakness makes half of the face appear to droop.
    Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Stress can cause the plant to not produce properly, and result in drooping leaves or discolored ones.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The treasure is in each performance, one as different, complex and unfailingly compelling.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 June 2025
  • Our ideology is that trunks are synonymous with treasures, created with intricate artistry and deep emotion, meant to be passed down through generations.
    Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Verb
  • Nintendo is counting on the Switch 2 to boost sagging sales.
    Ayaka Mcgill, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
  • If tariffs are still unresolved by then, small business hiring may continue to sag.
    Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025

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“Swag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swag. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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