sweltered

Definition of swelterednext
past tense of swelter
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Verb
  • Once stabilized, rapidly increasing the heat melted the lithium hydroxide more evenly around the particles.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
  • Years of angst over the changing of the guard at the media giant, Dow Jones component and larger-than-life American capitalist symbol melted away.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • This year, Keeping said, wildfires on several continents have already scorched an Alaska-sized area of land—more than half a million square miles—50 percent more than average over the past 25 years.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
  • Plant life may manifest at your table scorched, deep-fried, pickled, smoked, stuffed, smashed or otherwise pushed to extremes.
    Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
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
Verb
  • Birria is a traditional stew from Jalisco, slow-cooked until tender and rich.
    Vivian Chung, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
  • Asia, Allyssia and Alivia Yarbrough, who, according to the Daily Mail, all have large numbers of followers, had an issue with how their steaks had been cooked at Arthur's Prime Steakhouse on Sunday.
    Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • The spices are roasted in a pan until fragrant and golden and then ground into a fine powder.
    Madhushree Basu Roy, Saveur, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Whiting gently roasted Johnson with a story about their initial meeting.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Hard feelings broiled under the surface.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
  • The tail is not yet cooked—though the hell-fire in which the whole book is broiled might not unreasonably have cooked it all ere this.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • One apartment, which was charred black, had an open door, while its neighbor closed their front door.
    Ali Bauman, CBS News, 7 May 2026
  • Grill in a grill basket, covered, over medium-high, stirring occasionally, until artichokes are lightly charred and peppers are softened, 7 to 10 minutes.
    Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • Instead, the data revealed a planet in flux where areas brightened explosively in one year and dimmed sharply the next; regions flickered in rhythms tied to oil booms, armed conflicts, and pandemic lockdowns.
    Bree Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
  • Not far from where the two sat, a customer service light flickered on and off, but no employees manned the help desk.
    Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
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“Sweltered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweltered. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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