1
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
That didn’t mean Valerie Bradley was sweating Honnold’s date with Netflix and a Taiwanese skyscraper.
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Ryan Weathers had just finished throwing a bullpen and sweating in a sauna when Peter Bendix, the Marlins’ president of baseball operations, called him on Tuesday.
—Gary Phillips, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026
Already, some industry observers are sweating at what that might portend, given that the WGA can safely be called the most aggressive union of the three.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
Ryan Weathers had just finished throwing a bullpen and sweating in a sauna when Peter Bendix, the Marlins’ president of baseball operations, called him on Tuesday.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
Perhaps as a result, Republicans aren’t sweating the Kelly groundswell among Democrats.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2026
Amid noise that Neon is for sale in a motion picture industry that’s shrinking with Warner Bros bound to get acquired, the indie distribution label’s co-founder and CEO Tom Quinn isn’t sweating any of this.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2026
The snowy holiday season in the Upper Midwest and Northeast comes as springlike warmth continues in much of the nation's midsection and South, where record high temperatures had Santa sweating in recent days.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Dec. 2025
Many pillows for side sleepers are also made with cooling materials that prevent their ears and faces from sweating.
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Ryan Weathers had just finished throwing a bullpen and sweating in a sauna when Peter Bendix, the Marlins’ president of baseball operations, called him on Tuesday.
—Gary Phillips, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026
Already, some industry observers are sweating at what that might portend, given that the WGA can safely be called the most aggressive union of the three.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
Ryan Weathers had just finished throwing a bullpen and sweating in a sauna when Peter Bendix, the Marlins’ president of baseball operations, called him on Tuesday.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
Perhaps as a result, Republicans aren’t sweating the Kelly groundswell among Democrats.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2026
Amid noise that Neon is for sale in a motion picture industry that’s shrinking with Warner Bros bound to get acquired, the indie distribution label’s co-founder and CEO Tom Quinn isn’t sweating any of this.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2026
The snowy holiday season in the Upper Midwest and Northeast comes as springlike warmth continues in much of the nation's midsection and South, where record high temperatures had Santa sweating in recent days.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Dec. 2025
Many pillows for side sleepers are also made with cooling materials that prevent their ears and faces from sweating.
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweating
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In the summer of 2024, UNICEF’s representative in Congo suggested that 361,000 children might be laboring in mines in southern Congo, though this number seems implausibly high and drew quick opprobrium from Congolese NGOs that work on the issue.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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What viewers didn’t see was the 40 hours Daniels spent laboring on the project from inside a bomb shelter during a 2025 missile attack in Kyiv.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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Also worrying, said Malekan, is that the plan appeared designed to include all of its current business partners, some of which have direct financial ties to NYSE.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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But Iranians have become angry and anxious, seeing footage of protesters shot and killed while worrying about what may happen next as the economy — the original focus of the protests — sinks further.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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What Else To Do To Protect Pipes Besides dripping your faucets, some insulation can go a long way in preventing damage to your pipes.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 Feb. 2026
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So too is the ancient dining room at Scotti's, with its Chianti bottle candle holders dripping with wax and soft opera music always playing through the speakers.—
Keith Pandolfi,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Jan. 2026
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Moreover, sociology is one of the best empirical fields for interrogating the consequences of different values, for how ideas get built into institutions, for how social networks operate across domains.—
Wendy Nelson Espeland,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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Besotted Benedict spends most of the beginning of the episode on the hunt for his love-at-first-sight, interrogating ladies on the promenade and showing up to balls with sister Eloise (Claudia Jessie) in tow for assistance.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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While a win over struggling Rutgers, which has lost five in a row, isn’t the biggest addition to USC’s résumé, every win in Big Ten play is critical for the Trojans, who hope to build their case for an NCAA tournament berth.—
Sean Campbell,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Our state government is struggling to pass audits, electric rates are rising and, despite Moore’s sunny pronouncements, the cost of rebuilding the Key Bridge has exploded from less than 2 billion to more than 5 billion dollars.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Feb. 2026
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Many pro-Trump TV shows, podcasters and commentators are defaulting to a defense of law enforcement — but fretting about how the wider public is reacting to the violent imagery from Minnesota.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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But workers should adjust their expectations and recognize that some companies aren’t fretting about whether or not their employees can adapt to AI.—
Kevin Oakes,
Fortune,
17 Dec. 2025
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In a video circulated online, the father of Moatsem al-Sharafy is seen weeping over his body on a hospital bed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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In footage circulated online, the father of Moatsem al-Sharafy is seen weeping over his body on a hospital bed.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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The study was helmed by a group of German scientists examining the effects of ocean acidity.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
26 Jan. 2026
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Future studies will focus on improving the model, testing the system in larger groups and examining how real-time physiological data can inform care outside the clinic.—
Mayo Clinic News Network,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Sweating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweating. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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