Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweltered
Verb
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Flip patties and cook 1 minute; carefully place 2 tablespoons of the cheese on each patty, cover with a transparent lid and cook until cheese is melted and patties are cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes more.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025 -
Place back into oven until cheese is melted, about 3-5 minutes.—
Bethany Thayer,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sparked by faulty electrical transmission lines and fueled by high winds, the Camp Fire scorched over 150,000 acres and nearly wiped the town of Paradise off the map.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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The sun lit the sky, scorched the roofs, but there were no longer shadows of boys running shirtless down the streets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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The restaurant, 1633 Park Place in Park Place Village, is offering basically the same menu of inexpensive lunch and dinner platters, burgers and seafood, cooked and served by many of the same staffers.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Sep. 2025
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Watch as potatoes are washed, sliced, cooked in small batches, and seasoned.—
Tykesha Spivey Burton,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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Regular diced tomatoes or regular fire-roasted without green chiles would also work.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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Each agave plant takes at least seven years to mature and is farmed without pesticides or chemicals before being roasted, fermented, and distilled in copper stills.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Lobster is the most popular entrée and it is sumptuously served once a week – such as broiled, in risotto, or Thermidor, and all menus repeat after 28 days.—
Debbi Kickham,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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The 1-4 Fire that sparked Tuesday in Mariposa County, northwest of Chowchilla, has charred 3,802 acres as of Wednesday.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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So far this year, nearly two dozen large wildfires have charred roughly 218,000 acres in Colorado, mostly on the Western Slope.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Street lights flickered on, even though the sunset wasn’t for another hour.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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In an attempt to save the lives of those in the flooding shelter, Major Brittle rapidly flickered lights, like Morse code, trying to get the attention of helicopters.—
Sophia Leone,
FOXNews.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Throughout the 2000s, the actor smoldered on series like Dawson's Creek (2001–2002), and One Tree Hill (2003–2012), not to mention the films A Cinderella Story (2004) and House of Wax (2005).—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The cause and aftermath of the explosions remain under investigation by state and federal agencies, but questions of improper permitting and licensing, and the appearance of local conflicts of interest, began surfacing as the remnants of the property still smoldered.—
Ethan Wolin,
Sacbee.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Sweltered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweltered. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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