SWEATED OUT Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

sweat out

verb

Definition of sweat out

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. — Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026 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 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

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Verb

These irreparable harms should not be tolerated for a day longer.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
Our criminal system deliberately places the burden on the government and tolerates the possibility that guilty people will go free rather than lower the standard required to convict.

— Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of tolerate

Verb

September is National Suicide Prevention Month, a time to honor the lives lost to suicide, to stand with the families and communities suicide has touched, and to renew our commitment to prevention.

— Courtney Marx, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
The guy running this operation told me his boss told him to stand at the Big Tree Inn and sell tables.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of stand

Verb

Seguin said the aircraft handled well during the first flight.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Fall might feel like the time for a long list of gardening tasks instead of new planting, but there are lots of leafy greens that retain their best flavor in cooler temperatures, and can even handle a surprise cold snap or two.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of handle

Verb

Any deal would almost certainly need to accept the Houthis’ participation in Yemeni politics and provide the group economic benefits, possibly including a share of Yemen’s oil revenues.

— RICHARD HAASS, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026
The response period, if any, and the legal consequences of accepting or declining an offer can depend on the specific language used and the applicable law.

— Ethan Stone, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of accept

Verb

Said, wearing blue jeans and a sweater, remained expressionless for most of the hourlong hearing in The Hague as presiding Judge Miatta Maria Samba described the inhumane conditions detainees endured at the prison in the capital, Bangui.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
In revisiting Parks’ time with Life magazine during the 1950s through the 1970s, the exhibition captures the unequivocal truth of the enduring struggle for equality and the perseverance of Black American life.

— Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of endure

Verb

Their aim was to get bills out the door sooner and for the county to pay back districts that took a financial hit because of prior billing delays.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
After failing to convert on a first down, the Knights settled for a 29-yard field goal by Will Stone to take a 10-0 lead.

— Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of take

Verb

While CISOs would bear the ultimate accountability and budget ownership, there would typically be a senior manager or director-level person running daily operations.

— Evgeny Gervis, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Now based in Milan, Marcon was born in 1985 in Busto Arsizio, a town an hour’s drive to the northwest of the city.

— Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of bear

Verb

Go Green tours allow passengers to learn the ways local communities and industries endeavor to conserve, sustain, and elevate their environments.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Over time, that consistency becomes trust—and trust is what sustains long-term client relationships.

— Steven Boydstun, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

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