sweats out

verb

present tense third-person singular of sweat out
as in stands
to put up with (something painful or difficult) I can sweat out one more year of this job—before I totally flip out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweats out
  1. stands
  2. handles
  3. tolerates
  4. accepts
  5. endures
  6. takes
  7. sticks out
  8. bears
Verb
  • Holmes is closing in on 300 career victories and stands at 288-126-1.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The Smith family have owned it ever since, and in 2006 Maggie turned it into the hotel that stands today.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of stands
Verb
  • The tablet is built to enter the AI era with a MediaTek Dimensity 6300 processor that handles everything from everyday tasks to light gaming when you're done with them.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This is what gives the film its experiential sincerity — the lived perspective of its Ukrainian crew leaving a nonfictional trace across every level of the fiction, something Stever handles with unusual reverence.
    — Sonya Vseliubska, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of handles
Verb
  • It's built by what leadership consistently rewards, tolerates and refuses to compromise on.
    — Brandon Shannon, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Everyone metabolizes caffeine differently, so the amount one person tolerates comfortably may leave someone else feeling shaky, anxious, or unable to sleep.
    — Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of tolerates
Verb
  • Thirty minutes from the Woburn research lab, Black Earth Compost accepts certified compostable materials.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Every family who enrolls a sick child in an experimental gene therapy accepts a level of risk higher than any consumer of a licensed medicine.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of accepts
Verb
  • As the Korean Peninsula swelters through a heat wave, North Korean state media has touted everything from dog-meat soup to chicken broth as ways to cope, while portraying Kim Jong Un as a leader who endures harsh conditions alongside his people.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Multiple fashions have come and gone in the last decade, though the cover designer’s art still endures in an era of cheap artificial intelligence.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of endures
Verb
  • That effectively takes a large portion of the National Guard off the table, narrowing the pool of available units at a time when the force is also balancing deployments and other commitments overseas.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Its structure takes an unusual approach to underwater vehicle construction.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of takes
Verb
  • In diagnosing the biggest issues from 2025, communication sticks out like a sore thumb.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026
  • When O’Neill thinks about his time in Minnesota, the team’s playoff success, or lack thereof, sticks out.
    — Anya Armentrout, Twin Cities, 30 July 2026
Definition of sticks out
Verb
  • Dries Van Noten created a luxe velvet tote that bears a striking resemblance to Mary Poppins’ bag (extra-large storage capacity included).
    — Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Yet historical symbols often outlive the contexts in which they were created, and the American alligator bears the imprint of a long racial history.
    — The Conversation, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of bears
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“Sweats out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweats%20out. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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