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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
The elements that work here include the relaxed look of her striped top paired with sweats in a contrasting hue, navy blue. Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 14 May 2025 But others may experience fever, chills, sweats, headaches, body aches, loss of appetite, nausea and fatigue. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
Verb
The finite player sweats this quarter’s margins; the infinite player engineers a legacy. Wayne Yu, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 Meanwhile in a skillet, sweat the onion with half the extra virgin olive oil for several minutes over medium heat. Jennifer Adams, StyleCaster, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sweat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweat
Noun
  • However, thanks to aggressive conservation efforts, including predator control programs, habitat restoration, and breeding initiatives, several kiwi species have seen rebounds.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • The project has been anchored by the relentless efforts of Wood and Orr, experts in rubbing elbows and working a crowd and the phones.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • What if these materials quietly compromise their health, pollute the planet, and support unethical labor practices?
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 10 May 2025
  • Rapp, 30, built a career as a labor and employment attorney in New York City.
    Jordan Greene, People.com, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • The Albanian people deserve free elections, not another manipulated outcome enforced through fear and political imprisonment.
    Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
  • Krystal Sieben took her children to a horse ranch and watched as her 8-year-old son with autism, racked with fear, was on the verge of tears.
    Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
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  • 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
  • Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki has struggled with his command in his stateside debut.
    Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
  • Too often over the last few years, the Red Sox have struggled to dispatch bad teams.
    Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2025
Verb
  • One thing Salmon didn’t have to worry about before Monday’s game was having support.
    Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
  • In 1956, a survey of over 2,000 professors showed that 61% had been contacted by the FBI; 40% worried that students might misrepresent their politics; and about a quarter would not express their views for fear of the government.
    Time, Time, 20 May 2025
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  • Dressed up as a neo-noir Western, this pandemic saga drips with the kind of biting, dark political humor hardly seen much since the heyday of screenwriter and novelist Terry Southern, author of Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2025
  • Inside the Church of La Compañía, Baroque altars drip with gold leaf, while the ceilings are carved with indigenous iconography layered beneath Christian motifs.
    Natalie Stoclet, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • From exhibitions interrogating race and class to public programs grappling with climate change and surveillance, Somerset House became a magnet for the conversations audiences crave but most institutions are too afraid to address. Stand for something.
    Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • The Fallout series is set in 2296, though the story routinely returns to the year 2077, interrogating how corporate interests helped facilitate the nuclear attacks that decimated the world.
    EW.com, EW.com, 14 May 2025

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“Sweat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweat. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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