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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
They’re composed of a quick-dry fabric, so don’t worry about sweating through them.
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Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
Last weekend, many of us in the Central Valley were sweating with widespread temps above 100 degrees and several extreme heat warnings.
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Sean MacAday,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
Players can cool off and replenish lost water and salt from sweating.
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Dorany Pineda,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Leaving Out Smelly Shoes Just like your clothes, shoes have an extremely bad smell, especially if your feet are prone to badly sweating.
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Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
19 June 2026
How heat can impact the body Typically, during extreme heat -- meaning temperatures are hotter or more humid than average -- the body tries to cool itself by sweating.
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Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
Think middle-class families gathered around picnic tables, pitchers of lemonade sweating in the heat, baskets brimming with soft buns, and squeeze bottles of ketchup and mustard.
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Ashley Rose Young,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 June 2026
Your body cools down by sweating, so replacing that moisture is crucial.
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Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
17 June 2026
Widow’s Bay concerns a fictional island town in New England whose mayor, Tom (Matthew Rhys), is sweating to get the same tourism dollars those fancier, think-they’re-so-great places like Martha’s Vineyard get.
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Joe Reid,
Vulture,
13 June 2026
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
Last weekend, many of us in the Central Valley were sweating with widespread temps above 100 degrees and several extreme heat warnings.
—
Sean MacAday,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
Players can cool off and replenish lost water and salt from sweating.
—
Dorany Pineda,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Leaving Out Smelly Shoes Just like your clothes, shoes have an extremely bad smell, especially if your feet are prone to badly sweating.
—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
19 June 2026
How heat can impact the body Typically, during extreme heat -- meaning temperatures are hotter or more humid than average -- the body tries to cool itself by sweating.
—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
Think middle-class families gathered around picnic tables, pitchers of lemonade sweating in the heat, baskets brimming with soft buns, and squeeze bottles of ketchup and mustard.
—
Ashley Rose Young,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 June 2026
Your body cools down by sweating, so replacing that moisture is crucial.
—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
17 June 2026
Widow’s Bay concerns a fictional island town in New England whose mayor, Tom (Matthew Rhys), is sweating to get the same tourism dollars those fancier, think-they’re-so-great places like Martha’s Vineyard get.
—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweating
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The infant had been trapped for almost three days; a team of rescuers from Fairfax, Virginia, had been laboring to reach the boy, who was nine months old, for at least six hours.
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In the days since posting the news, Mitchell has continued to update her followers about the aftermath and the start of the healing process, including videos of herself laboring.
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This common form of anxiety arises when dogs are left alone for an amount of time, often worrying that they will permanently be left behind.
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Taken together, the actions signal a worrying return to a reality where people with disabilities are pushed to the margins of society, advocates said.
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In really humid temperatures, the air becomes saturated with water vapour meaning sweat does not evaporate as efficiently, leaving humans in hot, humid environments dripping with sweat as the body struggles to get rid of excess heat.
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The music was slinky, glamorous, dripping in delicious campiness.
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That separation allows teams to focus on interrogating problems rather than defending people.
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Investigators sat across from nearly every young child at Skyline – many of whose nascent, swinging legs could not yet reach the ground from their chairs – interrogating them over their missing classmate.
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And what people in that district are exhausted by is a politics that has justified the spending of tens of billions of dollars in killing civilians overseas, while working people are struggling just to do the basics.
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The fashion industry has been struggling in Europe and China, while seeing growth in North America, Ebner said.
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On the other side of the office, Islas, Alejo’s boss, is fretting about how to keep Alejo’s team employed.
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Scenes of furious sketching, intricate designs of delicate cutouts and swirling shapes and fabrics, pinning, sewing and the bustle of runway shows alternate with fretting about how to pay the rent.
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Petrescu looked over at Vidineac, who was weeping as the casket was lowered into the ground.
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Rice was surrounded by her legal team and her family at the time of the reading and immediately started weeping with her face in her hands.
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Drill Tech-Obayashi alleges Yuba Water is steering that investigation away from examining its own operational decisions while focusing instead on the contractor’s work.
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The story reported that the victims had completed a safety course, while also examining state requirements and the large share of California boaters who had not.
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