as in to tolerate
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I can sweat out one more year of this job—before I totally flip out
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Recent Examples of sweat out
For overnight guests, tailor your thermostat settings to meet their needs without sweating out the rest of the family (or sending your home’s energy efficiency spiraling).
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Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2024
However, keeping Indiana behind Penn State will gives Nittany Lion fans less to sweat out.
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—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
The Hawks had to sweat out a third-period penalty kill and Florida’s six-on-five, but Foligno ended the threat when intercepted Carter Verhaeghe’s lazy back pass to Aaron Ekblad and chopped in an empty-netter.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024
Choose one like this from Under Armour on Amazon that’s made from moisture-wicking materials to keep sweat out of your eyes and retain warmth.
—Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2024
However, keeping Indiana behind Penn State will gives Nittany Lion fans less to sweat out.
4.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
The Hawks had to sweat out a third-period penalty kill and Florida’s six-on-five, but Foligno ended the threat when intercepted Carter Verhaeghe’s lazy back pass to Aaron Ekblad and chopped in an empty-netter.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024
Choose one like this from Under Armour on Amazon that’s made from moisture-wicking materials to keep sweat out of your eyes and retain warmth.
—Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 7 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for sweat out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweat out
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For dogs, the website recommends breeds that don't shed too often, aren't vocal, can tolerate being alone, need moderate exercise and are friendly to people.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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The point was to send a warning to every executive in the room, and everyone watching the livestream around the world, that any slight — real or imagined — against his base won’t be tolerated.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
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Presented to her by members of the Los Angeles Fire Department, Beyoncé accepted the award while standing next to her daughter, Blue Ivy. Lady Gaga and Billie Eilish were seen with tears in their eyes watching from the crowd.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN,
3 Feb. 2025
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In this last photograph—one of several that show the girl looming large—the ground is covered in snow and the minuscule figure of a person stands as if staring up at the attack of the fifty-foot teen-ager.—
Helen Sullivan,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Most times, things usually go smoothly during filming, but once — right at the end of a shoot, just before the last shot — the table couldn’t handle it and everything fell.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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Patel was a federal prosecutor who handled foreign terror cases with the Department of Justice and began his career as a public defense lawyer.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
30 Jan. 2025
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The pair are accused by prosecutors of accepting bribes from David and Andy Duong before the 2022 mayoral election, in the form of $95,000 in direct payments and negative campaign mailers against Thao’s opponent, Loren Taylor.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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All sales are final on purchases made on or after January 30, 2025. Returns can be done for purchases made before January 30, 2025, only until February 12, 2025 Gift cards will be accepted through February 12, 2025.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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January is not quite over yet, but so far, downtown San Francisco has endured its third-driest January on record, with just 0.19 of an inch of rain so far this month, according to Nicole Sarment, meteorologist for the weather service office in Monterey.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2025
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With a 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes, the film reaffirms the enduring power of subversive cinema to captivate and challenge audiences.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2025
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For their experiment, the researchers took six two-year-old adult mini pigs and surgically extracted their third incisor and first premolar teeth.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
7 Feb. 2025
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An image taken from the cellphone of one of the suspects shows multiple items -- including wristwatches, jewelry and $10,000 in cash -- stolen from Burrow's home in Anderson Township in December 2024, according to the complaint.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
7 Feb. 2025
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There will even be a mix in Pennsylvania, which will bear the brunt of the storm’s ice.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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Yet their influence far exceed even those record sales — nearly every hard rock band since the 1970s bears their mark.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2025
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Sabally missed the majority of last season after sustaining a shoulder injury in February while playing with the German national team.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
1 Feb. 2025
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The Greene County Sheriff’s Office shared shortly after the crash that the two surviving canines on the plane suffered injuries: a Labrador retriever mix puppy suffered two broken legs, while the other dog sustained minor injuries.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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