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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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As the novel unfolds, Carson follows Lexa’s life at the foot of the mountain, as she is caught between loyalties to her family and to her betrothed, while the spectre of violence creeps closer by the day.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
19 Aug. 2025
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But as the company scales, complexity creeps in—more people, more systems, more moving parts.—
Kirk W. McLaren,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Over time, high blood sugar levels associated with diabetes can damage nerves, kidneys, eyes, feet, skin, and other organs.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
6 Sep. 2025
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Whatever the manifestation—hair-tucking, shorts-pulling, ball-bouncing, bobbing, pocket-checking, or something else entirely—the familiarity of these motions can have a soothing effect, calming the player’s nerves before a big shot.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Cold sweat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20sweat. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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