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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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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
Which brings us to Link, the character whose potential death had fans sweating all summer.
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2025
Suddenly my palms were sweating and my heart stampeding.
—Jim Moore, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025
Jisulife Handheld Portable Turbo Fan Cooler weather may be here for many, but that won’t stop you from sweating while sprinting between terminals or sitting on stuffy airplanes before takeoff.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Despite my profuse sweating from every pore on my body, the deodorant didn’t dissipate and allowed my thighs to glide against each other without chafing.
—Laura Harold, Outside, 28 Sep. 2025
Verity came in sweating profusely.
—Lauren Rothery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
The Yankees should not be in this position, sweating the unpredictability of a three-game wild-card series, but their misfortune during the summer brought them here.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Instead of sweating through intense cardio, Zone Zero is about moving just enough to keep your body active without strain.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
My face, arms, and upper body are sticky from sweating in my sleep.
—Ivy Scott, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Andy Swift, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2025
Suddenly my palms were sweating and my heart stampeding.
—Jim Moore, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025
Jisulife Handheld Portable Turbo Fan Cooler weather may be here for many, but that won’t stop you from sweating while sprinting between terminals or sitting on stuffy airplanes before takeoff.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Despite my profuse sweating from every pore on my body, the deodorant didn’t dissipate and allowed my thighs to glide against each other without chafing.
—Laura Harold, Outside, 28 Sep. 2025
Verity came in sweating profusely.
—Lauren Rothery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
The Yankees should not be in this position, sweating the unpredictability of a three-game wild-card series, but their misfortune during the summer brought them here.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Instead of sweating through intense cardio, Zone Zero is about moving just enough to keep your body active without strain.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
My face, arms, and upper body are sticky from sweating in my sleep.
—Ivy Scott, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweating
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With The Fulfillment, the sub-context is how clout culture is a currency, how attention itself has become a currency, just like our laboring bodies are.—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
19 Sep. 2025
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While such a scenario sounds potentially maudlin and manipulative, Lucero — who wrote the film from a personal place — never allows that to happen by making the characters complex and flawed, and laboring under real-life issues.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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The economic and political struggles are worrying financial markets, ratings agencies and the European Commission, which has been pushing France to comply with EU rules limiting debt.—
NPR,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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Photo-illustration by Newsweek/Canva/Cisco While everyone else is anxiously worrying about AI replacing jobs, Katsoudas—who leads the AI Workforce Consortium—thinks that AI could be the thing that gives workers the chance to have a longer career within a single organization.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Produced before the rigid censorship of Hollywood’s Hays Code, The Old Dark House is much more explicit than horror films in the years to follow, dripping with provocations and innuendos, with a daring sensibility befitting a director whose own personal life flew in the face of convention.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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Gucci is clearly embracing jewelry as the characters were dripping with huge pieces, including big ’80s-style earrings.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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The story is wall-to-wall clichés, with the playable bits serving as flashbacks to catch audiences up to the present, where the Marines are interrogating a shady government official about how the world went FUBAR.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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Instead of letting our legs carry us aimlessly down the road with our minds interrogating every step, our thumbs pose too simple a question to which our smartphones are pleased to give us too simple an answer.—
Paul Greenberg,
Time,
20 Sep. 2025
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Families are struggling with rising costs while City Hall wastes millions.—
Miami Herald Staff,
Miami Herald,
8 Oct. 2025
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Through scholarships and events, the organization aims to support and encourage people struggling with illness.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Shalett’s critique came squarely in the middle of some people in the AI field — and many financial commentators around Wall Street —fretting at market exuberance and beginning to talk openly about a bubble.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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For anyone who has yet to join the Vulture Movies Fantasy League — or who is still fretting over which films to choose — this preview also offers some data points to help guide your selections.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Women clutched children in their arms, weeping uncontrollably.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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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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The film weaves together comedic and dramatic elements while examining the tension between personal identity and familial expectations.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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One study examining blood pressure found that individuals with higher egg consumption had lower blood pressure and hemoglobin A1c (a measure of blood sugar control).—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Verywell Health,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Sweating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweating. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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