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 man is a yeoman on the diamond, having spent the past couple of seasons showing up early and sweating out infield drills to refine his skills at shortstop.
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Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Water is running down the walls and dripping through light fixtures, as though the house itself is sweating out a fever.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
The New York Mets weren’t supposed to be sweating out a playoff spot.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The moisture-wicking material keeps sweat out of your eyes and the low profile blocks out the sun.
—Christopher Murray
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Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Water is running down the walls and dripping through light fixtures, as though the house itself is sweating out a fever.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
The New York Mets weren’t supposed to be sweating out a playoff spot.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The moisture-wicking material keeps sweat out of your eyes and the low profile blocks out the sun.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweat out
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While warmer temperatures are tolerated during summer days, cranking the thermostat down to ensure proper sleeping conditions is typically preferred.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Jan. 2026
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Adaptive regulation involves noticing your emotions, tolerating them and integrating them into a coherent sense of self.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Episode 3 ended with Ron, Eric Nam, Kristen Kish, and Caroline Stanbury all tied to trees and hilariously pleading for their lives while the Traitors and a masked executioner all just kind of stood there awkwardly.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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For immigration advocates in the Bay Area, Good’s death has intensified long-standing concerns about intimidation and retaliation against those who monitor federal agents.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Perception is handled through a dual-lidar setup consisting of Halo and Sentinel systems.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Questions regarding vehicle maintenance and specifications are handled by the City of Chicago's Fleet & Facility Management department, which manages all municipal equipment.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The restaurant is busy preparing for a big night of food and drinks, and is no longer accepting reservations due to high demand, instead going with a first-come-first-served policy.—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Unlike conventional recycling systems, the process accepts mixed plastic waste.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Elordi plays Dorrigo Evans, an army surgeon who becomes a war hero after enduring some time in captivity in a Japanese Prisoner of War camp.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Long before Maduro’s capture, severe blackouts were sidelining life in Cuba, where people endured long lines at gas stations and supermarkets amid the island nation’s worst economic crisis in decades.—
Seung Min Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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After bringing Lillis back to shore, he was joined by other people who helped to take her out of the water with her left arm missing from the elbow.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Visitors can spend their entire trip switching off between the two, but be sure to take some time to explore the rocky cove beaches called calas that have made Costa Blanca famous.—
Liz Provencher,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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One was born near my father’s hometown in Choctaw County, Alabama, and ended up in the Delta, just as my father briefly did.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Morgan Geekie, who had welcomed a baby boy named Max on Saturday with his wife Emma, was playing with that energy that often comes to players who’ve just had children born.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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Strategic training and long-term transition plans The timing of this contract aligns with broader Navy efforts to sustain and eventually transition the E-6B fleet to its next generation.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Police were called to the scene after a report of a 3-year-old boy who was believed to have sustained a gunshot wound.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Sweat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweat%20out. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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