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
  • As Jafa’s gang assembles on one end, Prince’s gang stands erect at the other end of the hall, bathed in warm glowing colors.
    — Tina M. Campt, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The robot stands 3 feet 7 inches (110 centimeters) tall and weighs 44 pounds (20 kilograms).
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of stands
Verb
  • Bruemmer’s own description of how Cleveland Clinic handles aggressive dietary interventions signals where this is going.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The answer to this question tells me a lot about how someone handles disagreement.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of handles
Verb
  • Vietnam's communist government tolerates little dissent and tightly controls the media.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Our criminal system deliberately places the burden on the government and tolerates the possibility that guilty people will go free rather than lower the standard required to convict.
    — Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of tolerates
Verb
  • The remarks came days after Araghchi proposed reopening the Strait of Hormuz and resuming nuclear talks within seven days if Washington accepts Iran’s terms.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The High Court accepts only about 10% of applications for leave to appeal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of accepts
Verb
  • Exploring the dialogue between Italy’s artisanal heritage and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, the event considers how the handmade endures in an era of rapid innovation.
    — Eleonora Giordani, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Although the lack of reliable official statistics makes this hard to confirm, and although Cuba still endures far less violence than several of its neighbors, fear of robbery and assault has altered many Cubans’ daily routines.
    — Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of endures
Verb
  • An example of warrantless seizure could be a case in which an officer sees a dog being abused and takes the animal.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The Aries Full Moon illuminates your expansive 9th house, highlighting travel, education, publishing, beliefs, or a direction that takes you beyond the familiar.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of takes
Verb
  • Nixon recalled a specific moment that sticks out to her most from when Sex and the City was honored at the Emmys.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The service and the crew’s attention to detail is what sticks out the most about my voyage, even months later.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of sticks out
Verb
  • Through its stance, the NHL bears a share of responsibility for the people killed and maimed in Russia’s war in Ukraine.
    — Dominik Hasek, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The housing market, being the most interest rate sensitive sector, bears the initial brunt of this pressure.
    — , CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of bears
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