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as in to worry
to experience concern or anxiety don't sweat over getting the application in a day late, as it probably doesn't matter

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as in to drip
to flow forth slowly through small openings the oil coat may sweat through this varnish

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as in to interrogate
slang to put a series of questions to the narcotics squad tried sweating the mule, but he was genuinely clueless about the inner workings of the drug operation

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Recent Examples of sweat
Noun
My path to WrestleMania was supposed to be a clear path, but it’s been full of nothing but blood, sweat and tears. Lauren Coates, Variety, 20 Apr. 2025 The smell of sweat, urine and feces permeated everything. John Blake, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
Even lawmakers who aren't up for reelection are beginning to sweat — and are warning of the potential political consequences — as financial markets plummet and expectations for a recession grow. Zac Anderson, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025 The Warriors, Bulls and Sixers might not have to sweat the threat of a Nets offer sheet too hard, though. Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sweat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweat
Noun
  • Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to hear arguments in a high-profile dispute over efforts in Oklahoma to create an online Catholic charter school, a case that could open the door to public dollars flowing directly to religious schools.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Trump has argued otherwise saying in his order that rather than fostering unity, ''the widespread effort to rewrite history deepens societal divides and fosters a sense of national shame, disregarding the progress America has made.
    Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Trying to manage them can feel like a daily battle, and that doesn't take into account the manual labor that goes into pulling them by hand.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The day continues with tending the land, caring for the animals, milking the sheep and goats and preparing the food and goods from our labor.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Harassment, fear alter campus life As prestigious universities like Harvard became a focal point of outside scrutiny last year, external harassment had devastating effects on students, the report says.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The fear of being cringe or dating someone who is cringe can be a real barrier to connection, the one thing most daters are trying to find.
    Myisha Battle, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The chute opens, and rambunctious No. 2 bursts out with an impatient huff.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Volunteers were charged around 25 cents per huff, bringing in good profit for those who’d invested in the necessary gas tanks, tubes, and breathing bags.
    Oshan Jarow, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Verb
  • Finding And Managing Leads Another challenge is generating high-quality leads, as many new agents struggle to find enough prospects early on, leading to frustration and burnout.
    David Price, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • In Trump's first term, Republicans often struggled to pass major legislation despite holding full control of government, and the party is likely fearing history repeating itself.
    Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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  • Moran worries that Alvarado, a diabetic breast cancer survivor who suffers from high blood pressure and needs to eat and drink frequently, will have poor access to her medication in detention — or after deportation.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2025
  • According to Breen’s brother-in-law, Corey Feist, many people worried that any move to take care of their mental health could affect their jobs.
    Christina Ray Stanton, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Vibrant indigo paint drips down the canvas, from clouds, palm trees, and the sweetgrass basket atop the woman’s head.
    Tayari Jones, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
  • After a few uses, the glue drips and build-up may make removing the cap and using it impossible.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • That theoretical episode would probably interrogate our obsession with watching people hurt and humiliate themselves online, but that theme has very little to do with the rest of the episode.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The history museums that were once a feature of many Soviet cities did not interrogate the life of Lenin.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025

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“Sweat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweat. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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