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
  • Astera Labs stands to get a boost from the ongoing artificial intelligence build-out after being hit by a rotation out of semiconductor stocks, according to BMO Capital Markets.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The San Antonio Spurs forward-center, who stands 7-foot-4 and wears size 20 shoes, prefers to be barefoot when circumstances allow.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of stands
Verb
  • The law firm that filed the suit on behalf of the insurance company handles workers’ compensation cases, a representative said.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The facility had several unclean surfaces including under the stand-up freezers, garbage can handles and a speed rack.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of handles
Verb
  • This tough native tolerates drought and dry soil, but benefits from a layer of summer mulch to conserve soil moisture.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Ye-ji has a hunky hedge-fund-type husband, Sang-woo (Zo In-sung), who condescendingly tolerates, but doesn’t finance, his wife’s cinematic caprices.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of tolerates
Verb
  • When Lear disowns her, the King of France accepts Cordelia as his wife and takes her back to his homeland.
    — Langdon Hammer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • When Danny is assigned to create a holiday scrapbook for his mom, Michaela reluctantly accepts help from his free-spirited substitute teacher, Bryan (Morgan), whose creativity clashes with her need for preciseness and control.
    — Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of accepts
Verb
  • The point is to capture love and humanity that endures in the face of that extreme violence.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The camaraderie endures even in success, and is palpable in a viral clip from June of the cast watching and then raucously celebrating as the New York Knicks pulled off an electric comeback in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of endures
Verb
  • As mentioned, this new skin trend takes its name from mochi, a traditional Japanese rice cake treat famous for its bouncy texture, plump appearance, and smooth, slightly translucent surface.
    — Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
  • This takes more chutzpah than Ohtani’s insistence to continue as a two-way player.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of takes
Verb
  • The Lotte sticks out from its Downtown surroundings, the shiny glass of the tower skyrocketing up from the otherwise ordinary city streets.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • After competing in five Winter Olympics, is there one memory that sticks out?
    — Asa Canty, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of sticks out
Verb
  • FoxNews bears responsibility for these losses by constantly and consistently putting on the Dumocrat opposition, and worse.
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Anyone who has watched 20th century Western films — including the Jimmy Stewart classic that bears the gun’s name — has seen the rifle’s silhouette.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 4 Nov. 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 6 Nov. 2026.

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