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as in laboring
to devote serious and sustained effort
spent the afternoon sweating over her tax returns
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2
as in worrying
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 dripping
to flow forth slowly through small openings
the oil coat may sweat through this varnish
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as in interrogating
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 sweating
My face, arms, and upper body are sticky from sweating in my sleep.
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Ivy Scott, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Cece performs elegance, beauty, and perfection while sweating through excruciating pain, enduring enormous levels of judgement.
—Lauren Morrow
september 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Anthony is immediately sweating.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
Sinner had left the court for a medical timeout after losing the second set, and was sweating heavily from the first set onward on a pleasant 77-degree evening.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Worries over aging, about people sweating you for your creative choices, or hoping for words of wisdom to decode the world’s madness, seem like triggers Byrne might well have.
—Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
Why’s Keanu even sweating this guy’s potential exit?
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2025
But after a full day of work, who wants to spend hours sweating in the sun just to mow the lawn?
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
That's a deal the Giants can hand out without sweating too hard.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Ivy Scott, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Cece performs elegance, beauty, and perfection while sweating through excruciating pain, enduring enormous levels of judgement.
—Lauren Morrow
september 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Anthony is immediately sweating.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
Sinner had left the court for a medical timeout after losing the second set, and was sweating heavily from the first set onward on a pleasant 77-degree evening.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Worries over aging, about people sweating you for your creative choices, or hoping for words of wisdom to decode the world’s madness, seem like triggers Byrne might well have.
—Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
Why’s Keanu even sweating this guy’s potential exit?
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2025
But after a full day of work, who wants to spend hours sweating in the sun just to mow the lawn?
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
That's a deal the Giants can hand out without sweating too hard.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweating
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Chiefs players spent training camp laboring at hot, humid Missouri Western State University.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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During that season Clark was laboring to teach all his defensive linemen a new technique to use, and players would have to film themselves working on it, and send it into the coaches.—
Omar Kelly
August 23,
Miami Herald,
23 Aug. 2025
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Patients often wait until the doctor is standing up to leave before blurting out their real concern, which is typically a sensitive or time-consuming problem, such as wanting to start birth control, having painful periods, or worrying about pregnancy or STDs.—
Dr. Jill Grimes,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Losing or leaving a job is already stressful enough without worrying about when your last paycheck will show up.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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His friendships with musicians gave him direct access to the aesthetic of rock stars, from ripped denim to leather jackets dripping with attitude.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The first singles from Carey’s 16th album are dripping with braggadocio with her inimitable voice wafting like smoke.—
Matthew Schnipper,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While occasional jealousy is natural, constant suspicion, interrogating whereabouts or pressuring the other person for explanations signals deeper trust issues.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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But the documentary jumps quickly between these stories without interrogating any of them in close detail.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Apart from buying struggling retailers, Barnes & Noble has expanded its physical footprint.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Despite the additional funding, the Advocate pointed out that some TAC offices were already struggling—as of April 15, 2025, 239 were understaffed and 21 were unstaffed.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Portraying the ghost of Hamlet’s father at the play’s debut, his face and body covered in chalky white paint, his Shakespeare steps through the looking glass and becomes his own tragic player, strutting and fretting his hour upon the stage.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Down the road elsewhere in Newark, Mitch Gambert, CEO and owner of Gambert Shirtmakers, is fretting over the future of his business due to the upheaval caused by the administration’s ever-evolving trade policy.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Safdie embraced Johnson and his co-star Emily Blunt during the ovation, weeping alongside him.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Family matriarch Donna Adelson was scolded by a judge Thursday for weeping in the courtroom after being convicted of orchestrating a 2014 murder-for-hire plot of her former son-in-law, a prominent Florida State University law professor.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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For those feeling especially upset over this video, Anderson recommends examining those feelings and channeling them in healthy, productive ways.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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To find an exoplanet, the most successful methods have leveraged examining the light from a star that might house them.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Sweating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweating. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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