as in sweat
a state of nervous or irritated concern
the set designer spent the entire week before opening night in a swelter
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
Listen to this article Loading your audio article The bad news first: While the city swelters, some subway service has been melting down.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024
Sam Meredith, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
In Eddington, the weather is sweltering — in the upper 90s and into the 100s — per the person’s cell phone, as a voice discusses a lab in Wuhan, China.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
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Noun
As California swelters, climate officials declare Summer 2024 the hottest on record
The global average temperature in June, July and August was a record-breaking 62.24 degrees, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
Listen to this article Loading your audio article The bad news first: While the city swelters, some subway service has been melting down.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024
Verb
But sweltering conditions in southern Europe have hit the summer travel season hard.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
In Eddington, the weather is sweltering — in the upper 90s and into the 100s — per the person’s cell phone, as a voice discusses a lab in Wuhan, China.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swelter
Noun
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If the high costs of repair and maintenance scare you and the thought of DIY-ing anything on your car gives you anxious sweats, fear not.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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Mexican soldiers wearing gas masks and white Hazmat suits smash through the remaining equipment in sweltering 96-degree Fahrenheit heat, stopping occasionally to mop up sweat pouring from their faces.—
Isobel Yeung,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
Verb
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Arctic sea ice set a record low in March, and has been melting earlier in the year and advancing later, affecting the accessibility to food for polar bears in the region.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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There are sometimes only images: foggy white drizzle, melted rainbows in a gasoline puddle, pink foam insulation bursting between slats of splintered wood.—
Jia Tolentino,
New Yorker,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Dylan Cozens gets the glory of a short-handed goal that put Maple Leafs fans in a panic entering Game 6.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Without firing a shot, China could liquidate these assets and cause instability in our financial markets raising interest rates, weakening the dollar and creating a panic.—
Paul Bernstein,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2025
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Scrutiny circled them after Game 3, when a struggling Gilgeous-Alexander didn’t defer to a scorching Williams down the stretch.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
10 May 2025
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As if this summer's scorching weather prediction from the Old Farmer's Almanac wasn't enough to set us all—ahem—ablaze, hurricane season 2025 is also poised to set some records.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
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The chute opens, and rambunctious No. 2 bursts out with an impatient huff.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2025
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Volunteers were charged around 25 cents per huff, bringing in good profit for those who’d invested in the necessary gas tanks, tubes, and breathing bags.—
Oshan Jarow,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
Verb
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Ingredients Crushed ice 1 cup water 1 cup sugar CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER 1 bunch mint Bourbon (Prep time: 3 minutes; cook time: 3 minutes; servings: 3) Directions 1.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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Gus Jaubert, a Frenchman who cooked for Gen. John Hunt Morgan’s Confederate raiders, supposedly fed hundreds at these events and became known as the father of Kentucky burgoo (his kettle pots are still on display at Buffalo Trace Distillery).—
Brian Bennett,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Top it off with the Eero Pro 6E mesh system at $150 off, so your home gets smooth, smart Wi-Fi that works without the fuss.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2025
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The filling is a hypoallergenic down alternative for those who love the softness of natural feathers without the fuss.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Future chefs and home cooks will learn to cook, bake and decorate, all from scratch.—
Terri Daxon,
Oc Register,
1 May 2025
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These buds are made for Android users who want voice control baked into their daily routine.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Swelter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swelter. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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