as in to tolerate
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I can sweat out one more year of this job—before I totally flip out
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Recent Examples of sweat out
The fact that this was a purely hypothetical exercise wasn’t lost on Larionov, who doesn’t have to actually sweat out his omissions the way USA GM Bill Guerin or Canada GM Doug Armstrong and Sweden head coach Sam Hallam have in real life.
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Mother McAuley 20-5 (2) Nia Amala and the Mighty Macs sweat out a 53-52 overtime win Friday night over Marist.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
For overnight guests, tailor your thermostat settings to meet their needs without sweating out the rest of the family (or sending your home’s energy efficiency spiraling).
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2026
The pocket on the upper middle back keeps the phone from bouncing, can be accessed mid-run, and is lined with a waterproof material to keep sweat out.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside, 14 Dec. 2025
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Mother McAuley 20-5 (2) Nia Amala and the Mighty Macs sweat out a 53-52 overtime win Friday night over Marist.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
For overnight guests, tailor your thermostat settings to meet their needs without sweating out the rest of the family (or sending your home’s energy efficiency spiraling).
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2026
The pocket on the upper middle back keeps the phone from bouncing, can be accessed mid-run, and is lined with a waterproof material to keep sweat out.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside, 14 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweat out
Verb
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The work of observing, tolerating and, at times, surrendering control to see what exists beneath it.—
Sonia Singh,
Rolling Stone,
26 May 2026
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In the shadow of the war to end all wars, people desperately hoped that the human race would never again tolerate such fevered violence, and Esperanto grew hand in hand with the pacifist movement.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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Some selections still standing after a major storm within the 20- to 35-foot range include crape myrtles, hollies, redbud, sand live oaks, tree ligustrums and winged elms.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Make a turn at Bar Chimera’s host stand and descend a dark and oddly narrow staircase.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
24 May 2026
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As Tynes noted, the issue is that Carter chose to embarrass a teammate publicly rather than handle the matter privately.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 May 2026
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The Merlin Pilot system handles much more than a traditional autopilot, using a natural language processing model to listen to instructions from a mock air traffic controller and responding over the radio using a computerized female voice.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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Barnard attended the ceremony with Soprano, Lola’s female stand-in and a convincing lookalike, who accepted the collar with considerable enthusiasm and even more considerable wriggling.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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By now, most economists accept that raising the minimum wage doesn’t mechanically lead to job loss.—
Nick Hanauer,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
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Senior goalkeeper Ian Sorensen and his Brother Rice teammates had to endure more than a little adversity this season but still managed to have a lot of success.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Its rock-and-roll spirit endured.—
Lindsey Tramuta,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2026
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Most recently, Andrews took home the Emmy for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance at the 76th Creative Arts Emmy Awards for her work on the Netflix hit.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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After taking a ball, Hernández sent a four-seam fastball hopping down the left-field line for an RBI double that scored Hyeseong Kim.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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The matchup will bear some tension following last Friday’s heated game, when Clark silenced critics by returning from a back injury to post 22 points and nine assists in an Indiana victory.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2026
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Earlier this month, the Dodgers’ rotation bore the brunt of the injury bug.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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And in part, that’s because the technology that sustains it has become so complicated and so complex that no one can be across all of it.—
Sean Woods,
Rolling Stone,
25 May 2026
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The carefree, hyper-commercial fantasy once sold by the music industry feels harder to sustain in an era shaped by economic anxiety, climate dread, burnout culture, and perpetual online consciousness.—
Desjah Altvater,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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“Sweat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweat%20out. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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