sweat out

verb

Definition of sweat outnext
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 Cade realized the players were sweating out electrolytes – another word for minerals like sodium, potassium and magnesium – and upsetting the body’s chemical balance. — ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026 Adrienne prefers the convenience of soaping and rinsing a silicone band to handwashing the sweat out of a nylon one. — Kieran Alger, Wired News, 14 Apr. 2026 The Horned Frogs won eight of nine games to finish the season and avoid sweating out their spot on the NCAA Tournament bubble. — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2026 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. — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sweat out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweat out
  1. tolerate
  2. stand
  3. handle
  4. accept
  5. endure
  6. take
  7. bear
  8. sustain
Verb
  • The Democratic Party, less than four months from a pivotal midterm election, is navigating a new kind of culture war over exactly what kind of behavior — from candidates and staff — the party should tolerate.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
  • Engineers also incorporated seismic protection features that allow the bridge to better tolerate ground movement, an essential requirement in one of the world’s most seismically active regions.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
Definition of tolerate
Verb
  • Every child deserves security, dignity, and a community that stands fiercely in their defense.
    — S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • All while the other competitor in the arena, Matt Kuchar, stood and waited, with the biggest round of his life on the line.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of stand
Verb
  • The escalating standoff comes as the fragile truce reached last month has fractured, once again disrupting energy flows through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, which typically handles around 20% of the world's oil traffic.
    — Sam Meredith,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • The state attorneys general and Paramount previously agreed to link the private party suit to the states’ case, which means that Martinez-Olguin will handle the state matter as well.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of handle
Verb
  • That establishment Democrats didn’t accept him made his candidacy even more appealing.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
  • Guild will accept applicants with credit scores as low as 540, whereas many lenders require a credit score of 620 or higher.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Definition of accept
Verb
  • But for many Georgians who volunteered, worked, performed or attended the Games, the memories that have endured are far more personal.
    — Andrea Clement, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
  • Iran’s hardline regime achieves a victory of sorts simply by enduring and surviving.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of endure
Verb
  • Asking for help is a sign of strength, and taking that first step can put you on the path to feeling better.
    — Barton Goldsmith, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
  • Medically assisted suicide generally involves a patient voluntarily taking lethal medication prescribed by a doctor.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
Definition of take
Verb
  • The Democrat from Menlo Park then looked at the ones his son Kaiden, who was born last July, was using.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • That could usher in the company’s next phase of growth, which bears little resemblance to the initial premise behind the business.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of bear
Verb
  • Such faith can help to sustain residents of Cutud, where poverty and hardship are common.
    — H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2026
  • Veteran Mathieu van der Poel rode hard and put Jasper Philipsen at the front with 250 meters to go, but Philipsen could not sustain his attack and was overtaken by Merlier.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Definition of sustain

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“Sweat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweat%20out. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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