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Recent Examples of cold sweat
Symptoms of coronary artery disease include chest pain (angina), shortness of breath, fatigue, heartburn, nausea, dizziness and cold sweats, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 17 July 2025
Other signs may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Debilitating withdrawal symptoms followed: hot flashes, cold sweats, restless legs, the shakes and teeth grinding.
—Christina Caron, New York Times, 14 May 2025
My other symptoms included fatigue, shortness of breath, hot and cold sweats, muscle and skin pain, and itchiness down to my bones.
—Raelle Kennedy, Health, 29 Apr. 2025
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 17 July 2025
Other signs may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Debilitating withdrawal symptoms followed: hot flashes, cold sweats, restless legs, the shakes and teeth grinding.
—Christina Caron, New York Times, 14 May 2025
My other symptoms included fatigue, shortness of breath, hot and cold sweats, muscle and skin pain, and itchiness down to my bones.
—Raelle Kennedy, Health, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold sweat
Noun
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Once the familiar franchise fog creeps into town, a wave of red spider lilies crashes behind it, warping Ebisugaoka and its inhabitants with a sickly red and pink glow.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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With my combination skin, shine always creeps in after a few hours.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
19 Sep. 2025
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Brandon, his nerves showing, spoke about the oil boom, cartel activity, copper and crude-oil theft, and the struggles the six law enforcement officers in the county have dealing with it all.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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The aberrant gene makes a form of the huntingtin protein that clumps into toxic aggregates, which prevent nerves from functioning normally.—
Alice Park,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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