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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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
Caroline Reid, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
On Monday, Ruud posted a message on X expressing his solidarity with his fellow tennis players who would be competing in sweltering conditions at the Rio Open, with temperatures reaching 98F (37C).
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 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
This explosive growth isn't just down to the sweltering weather and a successful strategy for dealing with the pandemic.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
On Monday, Ruud posted a message on X expressing his solidarity with his fellow tennis players who would be competing in sweltering conditions at the Rio Open, with temperatures reaching 98F (37C).
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swelter
Noun
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The average person will lose a pint of sweat during a short session in a sauna's dry heat, according to Harvard Health.—
Angelica Stabile,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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By Sam Reed For low-key exercisers, a casual cotton T-shirt and pair of sweats is an easy lazy-day combination.—
Aemilia Madden,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Sea ice reduction happens when more sea ice melts during the summer compared to what freezes during the winter.—
Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The ingredients are surprisingly simple — essential oils, petroleum jelly and beeswax, melted in a rice cooker.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Footage of the building’s demise shows crowds of onlookers running away from the rubble in panic.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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Winning either — or even narrowing the margin in districts the president won by more than 30 points less than five months ago — could help alleviate the panic that set in among party leaders after Republicans swept both houses of Congress and the presidency in November.—
Kate Payne,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Or is he poised for a season-ending, scorched Earth act of revenge?—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
21 Mar. 2025
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More news: Fire scorches 24K acres, blanketing region in smoke and disrupting traffic to Florida Keys Wildfire in South Florida Fire officials in Florida have been working to stop the blaze that has scorched thousands of acres between Miami and the Florida Keys.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The chute opens, and rambunctious No. 2 bursts out with an impatient huff.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 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
Verb
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Garcia hopes to keep cooking at LIV Golf Miami at Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Trump National Doral Miami April 4 through 6.—
DeMarco Williams,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Feel free to have as much fun with it, and cook whatever your heart tells you to.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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So is Aaron Judge, who couldn’t believe all the fuss that was being made over the Yankees’ new wood.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2025
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But Newsom appears to have fully retreated on trans-inclusive athletics, conceding to right-wing propagandists Charlie Kirk and Michael Savage without a fuss in the first two episodes of Newsom’s podcast earlier this month.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Khan-Ghany is now retired from teaching and spends her days baking and sewing with her granddaughter.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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Just make sure the mixture is well-coated before baking.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Swelter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swelter. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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