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Recent Examples of cold sweat
Maybe a sudden break into a cold sweat.
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Jennifer Shanker,
Flow Space,
17 Feb. 2026
Other signs may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness.
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Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Jan. 2026
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 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.
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Sherry Kuehl,
Kansas City Star,
13 Aug. 2025
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Jennifer Shanker,
Flow Space,
17 Feb. 2026
Other signs may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness.
—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Jan. 2026
Faceless YouTube Channels Being on camera makes a lot of people break into a cold sweat.
—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
27 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
See All Example Sentences for cold sweat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold sweat
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In some environments, workflows designed for speed begin slowing down again as manual review creeps back into the process.
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Giving this much power to women hopefully filters out the worst, impatient creeps.
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Everything that keeps the testicle alive and functional runs through the spermatic cord — arteries, veins, nerves and lymphatics, bundled together along with the vas deferens.
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Magnesium helps your muscles and nerves calm down, and can also play a role in the development of melatonin.
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