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
My Align Pants held up through hundreds of HIIT workouts and runs in college, with buttery-soft material that stays in place even during the sweatiest days.
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Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
The affected limb may also be sweatier or drier than the other.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 28 July 2025
While other shooters let players safely turtle behind cover, Battlefield gives users the ability to tear down walls and wreck structures entirely, ensuring that there’s minimal safety in sweatier shootouts.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2025
Made of breathable Tencel, this moisture-wicking bedding set helps even the sweatiest sleepers find comfort on hot summer nights.
—Jacqueline Tempera, People.com, 19 July 2025
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Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
The affected limb may also be sweatier or drier than the other.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 28 July 2025
While other shooters let players safely turtle behind cover, Battlefield gives users the ability to tear down walls and wreck structures entirely, ensuring that there’s minimal safety in sweatier shootouts.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2025
Made of breathable Tencel, this moisture-wicking bedding set helps even the sweatiest sleepers find comfort on hot summer nights.
—Jacqueline Tempera, People.com, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweaty
Adjective
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One of the world’s most persistent waste problems, plastics are durable and difficult to recycle.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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But grass is difficult to digest for the mammal.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The stalemate over funding in Washington comes at a challenging time for the more than 40 million Americans carrying education debt.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
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According to construction manager John Kearns, the oceans swells became too challenging, moving the barge too much for the crane to operate safely.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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Whether or not Takaichi's administration is as tough on immigration issues as her campaign rhetoric suggests, some observers warn that failing to actively invest in and integrate foreign nationals into society will have lasting harm on Asia’s second-largest economy.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Without a consolidation of that vote in the final stretch, Mamdani appears tough to beat.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The discovery of the solar cycle now moved Carrington to undertake a rigorous study of sunspots that soon earned him a reputation as Britain’s premier solar observer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Public markets offer transparency, governance, and liquidity; private firms, by contrast, often avoid periodic reporting and undergo less rigorous oversight.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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As the founder and CEO of Shondaland – a media empire behind hits like Scandal, Inventing Anna Bridgerton and more – Rhimes balances intense storytelling with the equally demanding role of being a mother of three.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Thank you for your demanding, lyrical, and sensual body of work, and for your fidelity to the light itself.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But competing with Swift is basically impossible for anyone, which makes this report a little hard to believe.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
26 Oct. 2025
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Potato plants can survive a light freeze, but a hard freeze below 30 degrees will kill them off.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Puerto Rico may face heavy rain and gusty winds from Melissa’s outer bands on Thursday, Friday and this weekend.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Precipitation will fall as heavy rain for lower elevations, whereas heavy snow is expected for higher elevations.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Mesidor has formed a formidable one-two punch on the Hurricanes’ defensive line with Rueben Bain Jr.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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Jazz In recent years, the pianist Vijay Iyer and the drummer Tyshawn Sorey, defining composers and leaders of contemporary jazz, have become one of its most formidable pairings.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Sweaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweaty. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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