as in sweats
a state of nervous or irritated concern
the set designer spent the entire week before opening night in a swelter
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Noun
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Like your favorite pair of sweats, a roomy top is the item in any closet always worth returning to.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025 -
Wear red sweats and apply red face makeup.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That’s the difference between fury that scorches everything in sight and anger that fuels justice.—
Marc Brackett,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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Potent scenes fail to be as intense as Taylor’s grind-you-up performance that scorches everything and everyone around her.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In a heartwarming twist of fate, an orange cat moves in next door to his litter brother—their close bond melts hearts among internet users.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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But actually being here, that stuff melts away.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Think about your circle and their strengths — who cooks, who organizes, who prays, who can help with new hair, wig or makeup?—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Oct. 2025
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For the next 10 to 48 hours, the paste is gently stirred over very low heat, a step that cooks away any excess bitterness, acidity, and liquid.—
Aleksandra Crapanzano,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Mason roasts coffee beans from Ethiopia, Brazil and Colombia and supplies them to coffee shops throughout metro Detroit.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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The company then freshly roasts the beans in small batches at its Grapevine cafe.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Blood orange and saffron ignite the air, myrrh smolders beneath, and the woods hum with market heat.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Advertisement While Mun-ju wavers in her aspiration to become the next president of Korea across the series’ nine episodes, Jung knew a commitment to that goal would be the character’s ending point.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Brayden Yager appears to be the opposite of that — a centreman whose all-around game should be enough to win NHL minutes even if his offence wavers at the pro level.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Her debut, Sayonara Bar, flickers around the characters frequenting a Japanese hostess lounge, while The Incarnations traces a single soul across a thousand years.—
Neil McRobert,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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The deep green glass vessel, etched with vertical lines reminiscent of towering tree trunks, shifts from khaki to warm browns and golden yellows as the flame flickers, casting a hypnotic glow that’s as enchanting as its aroma.—
Michael Stefanov,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Swelters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swelters. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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