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sweltering

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verb

present participle of swelter

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of sweltering
Adjective
On a sweltering summer day in 1935, Briony becomes entangled in a confusing series of events. Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2024 Since new laws cannot take effect until 90 days after the legislative session ends, which is itself a fluctuating date, that uncertainty stretched out across Arizona’s sweltering summer. Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024 It was meant to be a typical sweltering August day in Georgia for the Fearless Fund. Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024 The finishing touches were applied on a sweltering August morning, as Howard and his crew filled in the gaps between five-ton pieces of bronze that had been cast at a foundry 3,500 miles away. Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sweltering 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweltering
Adjective
  • One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2020
  • If candy is still stuck on, pour more boiling water over whatever hasn’t come clean.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2019
Verb
  • Stray animals are also at risk of suffering from heat exhaustion during scorching summers.
    Lucy Notarantonio, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Heat over medium heat, stirring frequently to avoid scorching the milk.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Briarcliff Entertainment has set a March theatrical release date for the Oscar-qualified documentary October 8, a searing examination of antisemitism that erupted after the Hamas terror attack on Israel of October 7, 2023.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
  • At the end of the day, room could not be found for even Marianne Jean-Baptiste, a past Oscar nominee who swept the major critics awards for her searing turn in Hard Truths, or Angelina Jolie, a past Oscar winner and the A-lister of A-listers, who seemed an early front-runner for the biopic Maria.
    Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • To this day, Kanchanaburi remains a hot destination — in every sense — for Australian and British tourists who come to pay tribute to prisoners of war who died under the Japanese lash, building the Burma Railway.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
  • The lady from New York, their big thing was called white hot hot dogs — really unique, smaller, and a larger ring bologna diameter.
    Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Ben Johnson has a ‘burning desire’ to be a head coach.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
  • For answers to more burning questions about Season 2, plus Season 3 clues (including which Season 1 character will be coming back), read Deadline’s interview with The Night Agent showrunner Shawn Ryan.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The December 2024 eruption - had lava fountains as high as 262 feet with molten material - and was the fifth eruption at Kilauea since December 2020.
    Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2024
  • These large pockets of molten material rise through the Earth from deep inside its interior, much like the movement in a lava lamp.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Those who enjoy cooking and entertaining will appreciate the generous gourmet chef’s kitchen with state-of-the-art appliances and a casual dining space, as well as a butler’s pantry for additional storage and prep.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Roasting it in a low 250-degree oven ensured even cooking and gave us a larger safety net to prevent overcooking.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • A day after making the moves, the Panthers provided three hours of evidence in Tampa that focusing on the future is the prudent thing to do rather than fiddling with the embers of a smoldering 4-12 season.
    Joseph Person, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The sheriff’s office said Clifford’s body was found near a smoldering vehicle northeast of Tucson.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024

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“Sweltering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweltering. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

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