as in sweat
a state of nervous or irritated concern
the set designer spent the entire week before opening night in a swelter
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Recent Examples of swelter
Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
Listen to this article Loading your audio article The bad news first: While the city swelters, some subway service has been melting down.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024
Cece Lesesne, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2025
Iconic locations in the normally sweltering city from Bourbon Street to the Superdome were covered in inches of snow.
—NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
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Noun
As California swelters, climate officials declare Summer 2024 the hottest on record
The global average temperature in June, July and August was a record-breaking 62.24 degrees, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
Listen to this article Loading your audio article The bad news first: While the city swelters, some subway service has been melting down.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024
Verb
See Inside the Home A Cool Cottage in Texas
Seeking an escape from the sweltering city life, Ted and Yvonne Cummins of Morning Star Builders landed on an 11-acre getaway in LaGrange, Texas.
—Cece Lesesne, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2025
Iconic locations in the normally sweltering city from Bourbon Street to the Superdome were covered in inches of snow.
—NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swelter
Noun
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Like Kim, each won reelection in 2024 without breaking too much of a sweat, but these GOP lawmakers in an unfavorable political environment could become major Democratic targets.—
David Mark,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Feb. 2025
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The gyms are experiencing their first round of celebrity sweat, and local stores sell fresh juices and overpriced lattes.—
Shikhar Sachdev,
thehustle.co,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Stainless steel is durable and easy to clean, however consider glass for tasks like melting butter in the microwave.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appétit,
21 Feb. 2025
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Another said deputies used a blowtorch to melt metal onto his skin.—
Jerry Mitchell,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That’s understandably caused some panic among the fan base.—
Cory Lavalette,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Spreading moral panic Trump is already actively deploying a key tactic in expanding mass surveillance: causing moral panics.—
Brittany Friedman,
The Conversation,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The incident also scorched a neighboring structure.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2025
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According to the Ukrainian Center for Defense Strategies, the blast triggered a blaze that scorched the refinery’s primary oil procession unit.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
Verb
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Add sweet potato; cover and cook 10 minutes or until golden brown and tender, stirring occasionally.—
Angelica Stabile,
Fox News,
23 Feb. 2025
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Her mother, constantly cooking and battling stomach pain, sometimes vanishes before dawn.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That’s not a criticism but, rather, an acknowledgment of something elemental about his technique, which is to deliver performances that are simple and true with no fuss.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
18 Feb. 2025
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This easy chicken sheet-pan supper brings bold flavors with minimal fuss.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Scoring allows the bread to properly expand during baking.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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That means an all-screen front, now employing an OLED panel, with Face ID baked into the camera notch.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Swelter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swelter. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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