Flag and Rot

Flag

Flag verb - To lose bodily strength or vigor.

Usage example: we flagged as we neared the end of the long mountain trail

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Rot and flag are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rot" instead a verb "Flag".

Nearby Word: flagging

Rot verb - To become worse or of less value.

Usage example: the house slowly fell into disrepair and rotted

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Flag and rot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flag" instead a verb "Rot".

Nearby Words: rotted, rotting, rote

flag location

rot location

On a similar note, the flag of Germany is black-red-gold (Schwarz-Rot-Gold in German), and not black-red-yellow (Schwarz-Rot-Gelb), despite the lower band being very clearly a dark shade of yellow.

Source: Less Embarrassing Term
The kicker to the whole thing is the very first introductory line that accompanies the destination flag when you first go there: "Rot in prison." Really 700 Years Old: Ayano is over 4000 years old.

Source: Video Game / Luminous Arc 2
At the end, the Sage's body was left to rot beneath the earth and Arno later arranges for his skull (and likely the rest of his body) to be placed in the Catacombs, with all usable genetic material (according to Black Flag, fluid samples) long since decayed.

Source: Video Game / Assassin's Creed: Unity

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