sweltered

verb

past tense of swelter
as in melted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweltered
  1. melted
  2. scorched
  3. baked
  4. cooked
  5. roasted
  6. broiled
  7. charred
  8. flickered
Verb
  • Cover until the cheese is melted, or place under the broiler for 1–2 minutes.
    — Sharon Lawson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Such discoveries are nothing new but have become more frequent as Switzerland’s glaciers have melted at an increasing rate.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of melted
Verb
  • Rémi Lecoutre, deputy head gardener at the Claude Monet House and Gardens museum, gave France 24 a tour, which revealed the nasturtiums to be completely wiped out; many other flowers appeared scorched or dead.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Any bone marrow, hair or nail clippings that could be used for standard post-mortem DNA tests are scorched.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of scorched
Verb
  • Inside the venue, each place setting was adorned in part by one of the nearly 200 cake pops sized, measured and baked by organizing committee member Shaikh, who not only committed the week prior to bake for the ball, but also enjoyed developing a sisterhood with the rest of the organizers.
    — Mariana Navarrete Villegas, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of baked
Verb
  • Store cooked chicken in the refrigerator up to 3 days or in the freezer up to 4 months.
    — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Cover and simmer for 8–10 minutes, or until the meatballs are fully cooked.
    — Sharon Lawson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of cooked
Verb
  • Chicago roasted it in a red zone period early in the day with three touchdown passes.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Zucchini noodles can be boiled, roasted, microwaved, or sautéed in a pan with oil and butter.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of roasted
Verb
  • The final additions of cheddar, nutmeg, and red pepper round out the dish’s depth of flavor before—as with my mom’s grits cakes—they’re chilled in a casserole dish overnight before being cut into triangular slices and broiled until golden.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
  • Already this summer, two major heat waves have broiled Europe.
    — Beth Gardiner, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026
Definition of broiled
Verb
  • Add the lemon halves, cut-sides down, and cook until charred on the bottom, 3 to 4 minutes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • San Diego Fire-Rescue Deputy Chief Dan Eddy said the fire began in a canyon area near where a brush fire in June had charred about 90 acres.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of charred
Verb
  • Inexplicably, the lights flickered during the groom-mother dance.
    — Anna Raskind, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • While lights flickered, music blared and fans cheered, the goal was ruled off; Harris was initially deemed offside.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of flickered
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