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Recent Examples of cold sweat
Faceless YouTube Channels Being on camera makes a lot of people break into a cold sweat.
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Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
As someone who has been waking up with cold sweats since hitting my 30s, I am sold—especially because of its impressive sale price.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2025
As in heart racing, breaking out in a cold sweat, and having to self-medicate with a large Dairy Queen chocolate dipped ice cream cone scary.
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
While some may break out in a cold sweat hearing about a passing asteroid, astronomers are almost never flustered by this kind of event.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2025
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Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
As someone who has been waking up with cold sweats since hitting my 30s, I am sold—especially because of its impressive sale price.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2025
As in heart racing, breaking out in a cold sweat, and having to self-medicate with a large Dairy Queen chocolate dipped ice cream cone scary.
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
While some may break out in a cold sweat hearing about a passing asteroid, astronomers are almost never flustered by this kind of event.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold sweat
Noun
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The applause for blocks, leaves and singles gets louder and meatier as England’s target creeps under 100, but Jacks’ dismissal with 97 still required ends any realistic hope of the unlikeliest of away victories.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
21 Dec. 2025
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The days when self-blame creeps back in are less frequent now.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
29 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The disease damages the protective covering around nerves in the central nervous system, leading to symptoms like muscle weakness, numbness, vision changes and mobility issues.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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This can result in damage to the spinal cord and nerves.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Cold sweat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20sweat. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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