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
Dončić could make the Lakers sweat out the season before extending his deal.
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John Hollinger, New York Times, 7 July 2025
After sweating out a memorable quarterfinal win over Costa Rica in PKs in the Gold Cup quarterfinals, USA are heavily favored in Wednesday night's semifinal clash with Guatemala.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
One year after sweating out whether or not their two-time national champion coach would accept an offer to coach LeBron James and the L.A. Lakers, Huskies fans may be feeling just a little queasy after the New York Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
The Dolphins would benefit from those games being played in September and October so the heat and humidity might water down — or better yet, sweat out the opponent.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
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John Hollinger, New York Times, 7 July 2025
After sweating out a memorable quarterfinal win over Costa Rica in PKs in the Gold Cup quarterfinals, USA are heavily favored in Wednesday night's semifinal clash with Guatemala.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
One year after sweating out whether or not their two-time national champion coach would accept an offer to coach LeBron James and the L.A. Lakers, Huskies fans may be feeling just a little queasy after the New York Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
The Dolphins would benefit from those games being played in September and October so the heat and humidity might water down — or better yet, sweat out the opponent.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweat out
Verb
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Abbott was the first to announce the deployment of the Texas National Guard to Austin through a foreboding statement on X, warning that any disorder wouldn’t be tolerated.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Oct. 2025
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Though enzymatic processes tolerate more contamination than many chemical ones, industrial plants will likely still require pretreatment (washing, grinding, delabeling) to avoid enzyme fouling.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Theresa’s mother died in 2019, but her father stood with prosecutors at the news conference Wednesday.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Nobody is going to ‘cash out’, and Perez himself does not stand to benefit financially.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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In August, a lawsuit accused OpenAI of encouraging a teenager’s suicide, intensifying scrutiny around how ChatGPT handles mental health interactions.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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While there were explosive offensive plays that contributed to this Falcons victory, their defense being able to handle Bills quarterback Josh Allen was just as important at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday night.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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An examiner shall have authority to accept such payment from any person authorized by this Act to make an application for listing, and shall issue a receipt for such payment.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Bills have committed 35 penalties, 30 of them accepted for 209 yards.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Astronauts traveling to Mars will have to survive for months on a tiny spaceship with minimal food, endure microgravity where their bones and muscles waste away, and suffer from cosmic radiation bombardment.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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The consequences for patients who endured famine often lingered long after the hunger ended.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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So grab a plate, settle in, and let these films take you back to the yard—where the music never stops, the bonds run deep, and every Homecoming feels like family coming home again.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
16 Oct. 2025
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Keen to learn the club’s culture and history, Cifuentes took a tour of the city and stadium with club historian John Hutchinson.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Their younger sister Olivia, born in 2019, is often featured in both brothers’ social media posts.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Emma Johnston Emma was born in China on July 1, 2005.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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Some employees sustained minor injuries.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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Space agencies and private companies are working to bridge the gap between imagination and possibility, developing new life-support systems, medical technologies, and spacecraft capable of sustaining humans beyond Earth’s orbit.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Sweat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweat%20out. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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