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
And even if your skin isn't oily year-round, these are perfect picks for sweatier summer months, too.
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Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 3 Apr. 2025
Designed to set makeup and shield the the face with sun protection, the 70 percent organic formula has a matte finish to keep shine at bay even on the sweatiest of summer days.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 23 May 2025
Light exercise like stretching and balance training can be just as effective as sweatier workouts for keeping the brain healthy and protecting against Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Traces of Red exists at the intersection of two of the sweatiest categories of film: erotic thrillers and Florida crime.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
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Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 3 Apr. 2025
Designed to set makeup and shield the the face with sun protection, the 70 percent organic formula has a matte finish to keep shine at bay even on the sweatiest of summer days.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 23 May 2025
Light exercise like stretching and balance training can be just as effective as sweatier workouts for keeping the brain healthy and protecting against Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Traces of Red exists at the intersection of two of the sweatiest categories of film: erotic thrillers and Florida crime.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweaty
Adjective
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This deep understanding of local transportation patterns would have been difficult with rapid multi-city expansion.—
Tima Bansal,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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But even though scientists have been able to discover thousands of planets orbiting stars beyond our solar system in recent years, including some around Proxima Centauri, which is fairly a dim star, it's been difficult to go planet-hunting around Alpha Centauri A and B, which orbit each other.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Taking the most challenging courses available — like AP, IB, honors, or dual enrollment classes — signals preparedness for college-level work.—
Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Getting the Supreme Court to take this case at all is going to be extremely challenging.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Even if increasing competition and financial obstruction have influenced summer recruitment, making this season’s challenges tougher, the confidence in Unai Emery and Villa’s football department remains unerring.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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Unlike Trump, they aren’t charmed by the Kremlin’s tough guy.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
14 Aug. 2025
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Every insurance article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of insurance products.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
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While the certification was not specifically a result of litigation, pursuing rigorous, third-party validation of AI practices is increasingly viewed as an industry best practice.—
Marc Blythe,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Baldwin has done it while playing the most difficult and demanding position on the diamond, mentally in terms of daily meetings and film study, and physically from the toll of working beneath pads in the summer heat and getting nicked up from foul tips, collisions and occasional wayward swings.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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This has come as a result of America being too demanding and being very political.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 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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If traditional denim feels too heavy for a Euro Summer trip, consider swapping it for linen blends.—
Andre Claudio,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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In 2014, his job was to make heavy electric repairs in the garage area at Michigan Assembly in Wayne.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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After decades of battling brutal conditions in the Bering Sea, Hansen, 59, is now facing something even more formidable than icy waves — his own mortality.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Huntington Beach: The Oilers remain formidable with the return of All-County duo of Roxie Shaia and Taylor Savage at quarterback and wide receiver, respectively. 4.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Sweaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweaty. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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