as in sweat
a state of nervous or irritated concern
the set designer spent the entire week before opening night in a swelter
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Recent Examples of swelter
Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
Listen to this article Loading your audio article The bad news first: While the city swelters, some subway service has been melting down.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024
The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 16 Apr. 2025
In the sweltering desert heat, there’s nothing like a refreshing beverage, and White Claw® had the audience covered.
—Meghan Mahar, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2025
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Noun
As California swelters, climate officials declare Summer 2024 the hottest on record
The global average temperature in June, July and August was a record-breaking 62.24 degrees, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
Listen to this article Loading your audio article The bad news first: While the city swelters, some subway service has been melting down.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024
Verb
With too little carbon dioxide, Earth can become a frozen wasteland, and with too much, a sweltering inferno.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 16 Apr. 2025
In the sweltering desert heat, there’s nothing like a refreshing beverage, and White Claw® had the audience covered.
—Meghan Mahar, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swelter
Noun
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If the high costs of repair and maintenance scare you and the thought of DIY-ing anything on your car gives you anxious sweats, fear not.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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Mexican soldiers wearing gas masks and white Hazmat suits smash through the remaining equipment in sweltering 96-degree Fahrenheit heat, stopping occasionally to mop up sweat pouring from their faces.—
Isobel Yeung,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
Verb
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When temperatures started heating up, ice caps began melting, causing water from the Appalachian Mountains to flow into the Apalachicola River and eventually all the way down to the coast.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 May 2025
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My first post-grad apartment had just one aging window air conditioner unit in Birmingham, Alabama, and a tower fan single handedly prevented me from melting.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Heck, even fear of long lines at bars and clubs have been downgraded from panic to the typical annoyance.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
17 May 2025
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Over the decades, attitudes have begun to shift from panic and fear to curiosity and respect.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Verb
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As if this summer's scorching weather prediction from the Old Farmer's Almanac wasn't enough to set us all—ahem—ablaze, hurricane season 2025 is also poised to set some records.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
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Scrutiny circled them after Game 3, when a struggling Gilgeous-Alexander didn’t defer to a scorching Williams down the stretch.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
10 May 2025
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The chute opens, and rambunctious No. 2 bursts out with an impatient huff.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2025
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Volunteers were charged around 25 cents per huff, bringing in good profit for those who’d invested in the necessary gas tanks, tubes, and breathing bags.—
Oshan Jarow,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
Verb
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The girls cooked lunch over campfires, pumped the water from wells and took younger girls on their first overnight campout.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2025
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If cooking a whole lobster, instead of using fish stock for the aioli, after removing the meat from the shell, boil the lobster shells in a pot of water for about 5 minutes.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
18 May 2025
Noun
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The deep pockets add both style and practicality—great for a mom to put her card and keys in without the fuss of a purse.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
15 May 2025
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With plug-and-play simplicity, USB-C connectivity and cross-platform compatibility with Macs, PCs, iOS and Android devices, users can record using the M-Track Duo HD with very little setup or fuss.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
Verb
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And two, baking soda is an indiscriminate weed killer that poisons the soil.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025
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The approach includes baking into curricula a keen focus on the job market, including activities like exploring various careers and career pathway options with students, while also providing career coaching.—
Jim Cowen,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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“Swelter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swelter. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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