as in difficult
requiring considerable physical or mental effort
exhausted after a day of sweaty yard work
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Recent Examples of sweaty
With Moore as the tenor and Prater as the baritone, Sam & Dave were one of the signature acts at Memphis’ Stax Records, which offered a tougher, sweatier alternative to the more polished R&B sound that Detroit’s Motown had turned into pop gold.
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
The effect of two bands playing together started as an homage to the sweatiest and smokiest swamp funk, then settled into the loudest and hardest rock and roll.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 6 Dec. 2024
This was the origin of the Air Ring 48, a cooling device that attaches to the base of a construction helmet, providing crucial airflow to the sweatiest areas of the head and neck.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
Kurzel has a real knack for violence in the right doses, in the robbery and heist sequences as well as smaller, sweatier encounters.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
The effect of two bands playing together started as an homage to the sweatiest and smokiest swamp funk, then settled into the loudest and hardest rock and roll.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 6 Dec. 2024
This was the origin of the Air Ring 48, a cooling device that attaches to the base of a construction helmet, providing crucial airflow to the sweatiest areas of the head and neck.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
Kurzel has a real knack for violence in the right doses, in the robbery and heist sequences as well as smaller, sweatier encounters.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweaty
Adjective
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But the fact that Schwartzman, in his first film, was given the difficult task of stealing laughs away from a comedy legend, and so often succeeds in doing so, gives him the slight edge.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
30 May 2025
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These connections are difficult to make from within, but consultants are trained to see across boundaries.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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The rise of one of this season’s greatest scene-stealers makes for a challenging conundrum — how far does the apple fall from the tree?—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
3 June 2025
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Building wealth can be a challenging task, especially in challenging economic times.—
Anne-Lyse Ngatta,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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This is a time for doing the tough, often unglamorous job of making the city function for all New Yorkers.—
Scott Stringer,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2025
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When staring at twin suns like from much greater distances — many light-years away — astronomers have a much tougher time than young Skywalker in determining two stars from one.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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The Council for Higher Education Accreditation ensures accrediting agencies uphold rigorous standards.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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These days, most people delivering your forecasts are scientists with rigorous training in calculus, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, atmospheric physics and the other meteorological coursework.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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The nausea is now mostly in the past, Lauren says, and the Lanes are realizing that getting ready for a third child isn’t as demanding as earlier preparations.—
Nancy Kruh,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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Work and home will be equally demanding, as Venus meets with Jupiter on June 4.—
Liz Simmons,
StyleCaster,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Sandoval has received some pay bumps, including a temporary $10,000-a-year bonus for Hawaii special education teachers designed to alleviate shortages in that and other hard-to-staff areas.—
Alia Wong,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2023
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Whether those numbers are an overstatement, or possibly an understatement, is hard to say.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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Tomato plants are heavy feeders, but too much nitrogen early in the season will promote big leafy plants with few fruits.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
4 June 2025
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The system presents kind of a mixed bag for coastal residents, with a forecast for potentially heavy rain regardless of what happens.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Everything points to the fact that Karolína’s exceptional talent has caught the attention of the formidable and much admired choirmaster.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
3 June 2025
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Sinha’s strategic interventions have substantially scaled up businesses, powering a formidable sales pipeline by assisting the company in landing enterprise-level engagements.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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“Sweaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweaty. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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