sweats 1 of 2

plural of sweat

sweats

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sweat
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as in interrogates
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 sweats
Noun
Some were already reporting such symptoms as weakness, fatigue, fever, sweats and an unpleasant rash — classic signs of the resurgence of the virus. Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025 The Farktop Trench Coat is a true fall staple that instantly pulls an outfit together and makes even sweats look polished. Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2025 And after denim jeans (38 percent), consumer wore sweats (29 percent) and athleisure bottoms (27 percent)—which includes leggings—the most in the past month, according to Cotton Incorporated’s 2025 Consumer Sentiment Survey, Wave 1-3 (n=2,913). Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025 Miramar offers primarily loungewear and casual apparel that looks like denim but feels like sweats. David Moin, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025 Three days later, on July 30, Gallagher started to experience symptoms of an infection, including sweats. Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025 Clark, in black sweats, came off the bench and appeared to tell Bonner to get back to the bench. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025 For a cozy look à la Meghan Markle, pair them with sweats. Isabel Garcia, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025 Diggs is in sweats 30 minutes ahead of kickoff, per WBZ’s Dan Roche. Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
My husband, admittedly, also swears by his Vuori sweats, but they’re closely tied with his Cozy Earth Bamboo Joggers. Kristine Thomason, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025 Primary Plantar Hyperhidrosis Your body typically sweats to cool down or in response to triggers such as exercise, nervousness, anger, fear, or anxiety. Mark Gurarie, Health, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweats
Noun
  • The Goudstikker Gallery was discovered in a seventeenth-century canal in Amsterdam, and included works by Rembrandt and Van Gogh, as well as Jan Steen and Jacob van Ruisdael, the court documents state.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Here 360-degree digital projections of works by such artists as Gustav Klimt, Marc Chagall, and Vincent van Gogh are projected onto the walls, ceilings, and floors of a former foundry for a sensory-rich spectacle.
    Elissa Garay, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The 2,300 Guard troops wear fatigues, carry M17 pistols and M4 rifles, and congregate around large military vehicles that seem ill-fitted for missions on the narrow streets of nearby neighborhoods.
    Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
  • But, importantly, the deployment of federal agents dressed in military fatigues, tactical vests, and often wearing face coverings, intimidate and scare people.
    Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But if a team struggles to run the ball or pass the ball, the head coach is left to praise… the kicking game.
    Howard Megdal, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Ansari’s main idea was to show the gig economy, and those stuck on the lower end of the economic scale’s struggles just to say alive.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • What worries health advocates most is how their region, which drew an outsized benefit from Medicaid expansion, is now vulnerable to an outsized hit.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Luke Tilley, chief economist at Wilmington Trust, worries a downside surprise is coming in the jobs data.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Pour-over coffee maker Pour-over coffee makers, usually cones that sit atop cups or carafes à la Chemex, utilize a precise pouring technique (ideally from a gooseneck kettle) that blooms the grounds and extracts the best flavors as the coffee drips into the vessel below.
    Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Made in Africa is a monthly column by Rolling Stone staff writer Mankaprr Conteh that celebrates and interrogates the lives, concerns, and innovations of cultural workers of the African diaspora from their vantage point.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Similarly, De Onkruidenier, artists-in-residence at the Sainsbury Centre, are based at Wolterton until September, creating work that interrogates ecological memory and environmental change.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Despite my best efforts to neatly square away all of my things inside my carry-on bag or checked luggage, my suitcase eventually ends up looking like a scene out of Twisters.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Schneider said any crackdowns on potential violators are more likely to be aimed at organized efforts to circumvent consumer protection laws, rather than go after every individual who may skirt regulations.
    Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But ambitious ones have become rarities, much like long magazine features and serious documentaries, surviving either as luxuries created by the privileged few or as labors of love made in the margins by committed independents who will work to keep the form alive.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Part of what gives AI 2027 its weight is the charts and numbers running along the right side of the web page displaying the fruit of the authors’ labors.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025

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“Sweats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweats. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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