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as in effort
the active use of energy in producing a result
save your sweat: no one will appreciate your efforts anyway
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as in labor
very hard or unpleasant work
it took years of sweat to bring the farm to the point where it is now
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as in fear
an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble
my boss told me not to get in a sweat about the accident—she'd make sure I wasn't blamed for it
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as in huff
a state of nervous or irritated concern
he always ends up in a sweat during tax season
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as in to struggle
to devote serious and sustained effort
spent the afternoon sweating over her tax returns
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as in to worry
to experience concern or anxiety
don't sweat over getting the application in a day late, as it probably doesn't matter
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as in to drip
to flow forth slowly through small openings
the oil coat may sweat through this varnish
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as in to interrogate
slang
to put a series of questions to
the narcotics squad tried sweating the mule, but he was genuinely clueless about the inner workings of the drug operation
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Recent Examples of sweat
Elias Burke, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
With Hailey leaning hard into her strawberry-girl moment, the budding skin care guru wore a tight red cocktail dress to a Rhode event, while Justin wore…sweats.
—Stacey Leasca, Glamour, 21 Jan. 2025
Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
All around the country, fighters sweat, puke, and bleed their way through an endless grind of high-impact training for the slim chance of getting a shot at real money.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
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Noun
But the rest of the top six will be wiping some sweat away as City show signs of recovering in the Premier League.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
With Hailey leaning hard into her strawberry-girl moment, the budding skin care guru wore a tight red cocktail dress to a Rhode event, while Justin wore…sweats.
—Stacey Leasca, Glamour, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
Paired alongside Shakespeare’s lines about grunting and sweating under a weary life, even the non-playable background extras seem imbued with a soul.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
All around the country, fighters sweat, puke, and bleed their way through an endless grind of high-impact training for the slim chance of getting a shot at real money.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweat
Noun
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Perhaps more important, CBS also says that the show raised $9M for Los Angeles’ wildfire relief efforts.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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The 11-track effort featured Trevor Spitta, Zachary Moon, Paco, and MyNameIsntJMack.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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Gómez downplays the punitive aspect of it, and her subjects self-critically discuss the compulsory manual labor in positive terms.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2025
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The organization plans to use the month, and the rest of the year, focusing on the role of Black labor in building the nation through industry or community work.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Feb. 2025
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Such cars, known as EREVs, are popular in China, the world’s biggest electric car market, and promise to eliminate range anxiety for EV owners, or the fear that one will get stranded when the battery dies.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
4 Feb. 2025
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The fear of the image is something stronger than your own anxiousness.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Feb. 2025
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Volunteers were charged around 25 cents per huff, bringing in good profit for those who’d invested in the necessary gas tanks, tubes, and breathing bags.—
Oshan Jarow,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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The huffs and hums, produced by two women standing face-to-face and vocalizing from their throats, is believed to be one of the oldest music forms in the world.—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Aug. 2024
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The bench has struggled at times which could be detrimental come playoff but.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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Karl-Anthony Towns struggled through the first three quarters but came alive late, finishing with 22 points and nine rebounds, including 11 in the fourth.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2025
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Almost three months after the election, however, the initial euphoria is fading and turning to alarm for those who worry that President Trump’s own moves into crypto could be sowing the seeds of the next crypto winter.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
1 Feb. 2025
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Some fans worried about the legality of all this, and if something like Beyond was destined to be struck down by a copyright claim.—
Jason Fanelli,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Pro tip: To help avoid freezing pipes, keep garage doors closed, open kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors for more air circulation and drip water from faucets.—
Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi,
Axios,
17 Jan. 2025
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The homeless man appears to grab a knife and stabs Pena, who then can be seen fleeing with blood dripping from his neck and face.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Orange County Public Schools said in a memo that administrators can't prevent immigration officers from showing up to interrogate or arrest students, per the Orlando Sentinel.—
Yacob Reyes,
Axios,
24 Jan. 2025
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Breaking the rules sent Peter behind bars where he was interrogated before given a second chance by his boss Catherine to become a double agent, just like his traitor father.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Sweat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweat. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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