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Recent Examples of cold sweat
Who among us hasn’t dabbled in a little wishful thinking about the future until they’re shaken to the core by the uncertainties of it all while covered in cold sweat?
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Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
Faceless YouTube Channels Being on camera makes a lot of people break into a cold sweat.
—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
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Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
Faceless YouTube Channels Being on camera makes a lot of people break into a cold sweat.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold sweat
Noun
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If the reader cannot answer those questions quickly, doubt creeps in.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Financial Times stepped inside the home of Rirkrit Tiravanija on the outskirts of Chiang Mai, where lush greenery spills through expansive windows and creeps into the interior itself.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If nerves rise, steel your voice and lead with the headline, since plain language travels farther than frills.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
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But the 2020-2022 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature confessed to some nerves about his newest book, Soundtrack (out April 14 from Crown Books for Young Readers).—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Cold sweat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20sweat. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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