as in boiling
having a notably high temperature
the air conditioning was broken, and it was sweltering in the office
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Recent Examples of sweltering
Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
The discovery highlighted the lengths some mammals will travel to find resources during sweltering summer months.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The heat was now sweltering, my handkerchief sodden with use.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Authorities said the two women subjected Franke’s two youngest children to torture, which included dressing the children’s wounds with cayenne pepper and honey, forcing them to work in the sweltering heat for hours with little food or water and plunging the youngest son’s head underwater.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The standard weather in the South right now is chilly in the morning and warm by the afternoon—a nice relief from the sweltering heat of summer, but nonetheless frustrating in terms of personal styling.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
The discovery highlighted the lengths some mammals will travel to find resources during sweltering summer months.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The heat was now sweltering, my handkerchief sodden with use.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Authorities said the two women subjected Franke’s two youngest children to torture, which included dressing the children’s wounds with cayenne pepper and honey, forcing them to work in the sweltering heat for hours with little food or water and plunging the youngest son’s head underwater.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweltering
Adjective
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Agrawal and her team studied ionic liquids — salts that are liquid at sub-boiling temperatures (below 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius) — as a potential hospitable environment for life.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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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
Verb
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The resulting scorching ash cloud reached as high as 16 miles into the atmosphere, darkening the sky and causing homes and businesses as far as 300 miles away to close.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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A’ja Wilson, incumbent MVP and leader of scorching Las Vegas, seeks the award for the fourth time in her career.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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High-Heat-Safe Alternatives While enameled cast-iron cookware is excellent to use for braising, roasting, baking, or gentle stovetop cooking, certain high heat applications like searing steak or blackening fish are best done in other types of pans, like traditional cast iron or stainless steel.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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After all, Miami seemingly has stamina to withstand searing heat after practicing in it all summer, while the opponent typically comes to town ill-prepared for the oppressive temperatures and humidity.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This makes broiling ideal for finishing dishes with a golden crust or crisp exterior.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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For a more relaxed evening, my preferred way to prep is by simply baking them until crispy and broiling a little Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese on top, which takes about 20 minutes total.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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With the debates coming later this month, the campaign water is set to get hotter.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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Significantly diseased leaves should be raked and removed from the area and disposed of properly, such as by burying, burning where allowed, or hot composting, according to UW-Madison.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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If this conveyor belt of warm, salty water were disrupted — say, by an influx of freshwater from melting Greenland ice, or warmer ocean temperatures — the result could be catastrophic.—
Gregory Barber,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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The style fused the sleek polish of a wet look with a deep, sculptural wave that framed the face before melting seamlessly into a bun.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Please tell me the sequel could answer the most burning question of the ’00s: How could Austin not recognize Sam in that mask?—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
13 Aug. 2025
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Cooper, 30, asked Hargitay one more burning question about the actors' on-screen alter egos: will Olivia and Elliot ever end up together?—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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This cake is best slightly underbaked so the center is molten like a lava cake.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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To bring sand to its molten state, the furnace must be heated to over 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit (1,500 degrees Celisus) for as long as 50 hours, which requires burning fossil fuels such as natural gas, releasing greenhouse gases.—
Aki Ishida,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Sweltering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweltering. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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