night sweats
plural noun
: profuse sweating during sleep that is sometimes a symptom of febrile disease
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The initial symptoms began in early 2024, when Farrington, 45, started to experience dreadful night sweats.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Blocking these receptors helps stabilize the body’s internal thermostat, reducing the frequency and severity of hot flashes and night sweats.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2025
In late August, Kyle Kennedy — from Liverpool, England — started experiencing pain and swelling in his neck, as well as night sweats.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
While everyone’s experience differs, some women had fewer and less severe hot flashes and night sweats within a few weeks after starting VEOZAH.
—Korin Miller, Flow Space, 29 Oct. 2025
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Blocking these receptors helps stabilize the body’s internal thermostat, reducing the frequency and severity of hot flashes and night sweats.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2025
In late August, Kyle Kennedy — from Liverpool, England — started experiencing pain and swelling in his neck, as well as night sweats.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
While everyone’s experience differs, some women had fewer and less severe hot flashes and night sweats within a few weeks after starting VEOZAH.
—Korin Miller, Flow Space, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for night sweats
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“Night sweats.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/night%20sweats. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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