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
Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Sep. 2024
Last June was unusually cool, followed by a sweltering July and August.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 5 Sep. 2024
Artificial intelligence puts a strain on the grid On a sweltering August day, KeShaun Pearson drives down the flat road to xAI.
—Dara Kerr, NPR, 2 July 2024
The most sweltering temperatures are anticipated to hit between Wednesday and Friday, said Mike Wofford, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
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The finishing touches were applied on a sweltering August morning, as Howard and his crew filled in the gaps between five-ton pieces of bronze that had been cast at a foundry 3,500 miles away.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Sep. 2024
Last June was unusually cool, followed by a sweltering July and August.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 5 Sep. 2024
Artificial intelligence puts a strain on the grid On a sweltering August day, KeShaun Pearson drives down the flat road to xAI.
—Dara Kerr, NPR, 2 July 2024
The most sweltering temperatures are anticipated to hit between Wednesday and Friday, said Mike Wofford, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweltering
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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
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If candy is still stuck on, pour more boiling water over whatever hasn’t come clean.Washington Post, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2019
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Stray animals are also at risk of suffering from heat exhaustion during scorching summers.Lucy Notarantonio, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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Heat over medium heat, stirring frequently to avoid scorching the milk.Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2024
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The Brutalist is a Fitzcarraldo fable of artistic endeavor, a universal immigrant tale and a searing indictment of capitalism Jones plays opposite Brody as Tóth’s wife, Erzsébet, in an indelible portrait of a woman physically broken by war who remains resolutely unbroken in spirit.Wendell Steavenson, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2025
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The nearly three-hour podcast was a perfect storm of virality: comedy, conspiracy, and searing insult, leaving the internet in tatters.Rob Marriott, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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But even after El Niño ended and a more moderate La Niña cycle took over, the oceans stayed hot, with sea surface temperatures from July to December 2024 entering the record books second only to the same period in 2023.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
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Too hot, and Treasury yields might rise; too cold, and fears of an economic slowdown could halt stocks, Goldman Sachs said.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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At private equity firm TPG, global head of human resources Anna Edwin poised one of the most burning questions for business leaders in thinking through their future talent strategies.Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
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Social media star Hannah Neeleman and her husband Daniel Neeleman are answering fans' most burning question.Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
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Next is the liquid outer core, made of molten iron and nickel, which is about 1,300 miles thick and has temperatures between 8,000 and 10,000 degrees.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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For example, the magma nearest the surface of the Yellowstone Caldera contains a lot of silica, which lends the molten rocks a sticky, viscous, and slow-moving quality.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
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Those who enjoy cooking and entertaining will appreciate the generous gourmet chef’s kitchen with state-of-the-art appliances and a casual dining space, as well as a butler’s pantry for additional storage and prep.Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
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Roasting it in a low 250-degree oven ensured even cooking and gave us a larger safety net to prevent overcooking.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
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A day after making the moves, the Panthers provided three hours of evidence in Tampa that focusing on the future is the prudent thing to do rather than fiddling with the embers of a smoldering 4-12 season.Joseph Person, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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The sheriff’s office said Clifford’s body was found near a smoldering vehicle northeast of Tucson.Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Sweltering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweltering. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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