Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweltered
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The California Department of Water Resources conducted a snow survey on Wednesday at Phillips Station in El Dorado County, finding there was no measurable snow after record temperatures in March melted this year's snowpack months ahead of schedule.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026 -
Three eggs are beaten with two cups of sugar and two sticks melted butter and poured over the top.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Lakers All-NBA and All-Star guard Luka Doncic went scorched earth in March.—
Megan Armstrong,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Administrators gave Matt McMahon – who inherited Wade’s post-NCAA scorched earth landscape and a roster of exactly zero players – the boot, and signed Wade to a seven-year deal.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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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
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None of the items cooked in-house had use-by dates.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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All raw or partially cooked animal products are to be stored below other items.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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The lunchtime sandwich that reigns supreme is undoubtedly the mushroom dip, with a tangle of Long Beach oyster mushrooms confited in oil, then roasted until their edges become crisp and curl in the pizza oven.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Russell Peters and Luenell went up and roasted me at the reception.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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On a single sheet pan, shrimp tossed with garlic and lemon are broiled over a bed of roasted potatoes and asparagus.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
31 Mar. 2026
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The outage came as Southern California broiled under a historic multiday heat wave that sent temperatures climbing into the 80s and 90s across the Southland, smashing dozens of records.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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One of the mission's primary objectives is to test the capsule's heat shield during re-entry, which had partially cracked and charred away during the Artemis I mission in 2022, reported Florida Today, part of the USA TODAY Network.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Images of the aftermath also show cars and vehicles charred and burned.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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Delicate little needles in the windows that flickered up and then sifted back down.—
Caleb Crain,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The dots flickered and subsided, only to reappear again in greater numbers and with growing intensity.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Sweltered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweltered. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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