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swelter

[swel-ter] / ˈswɛl tər /
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suffocate
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Coughlan also said that the recent heatwaves, which saw the south east of England swelter in temperatures as high as 35C, had been the "nail in the coffin" for the firm.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

At least 130 million people in Europe were expected to swelter through temperatures of more than 35C, down from 190 million on Sunday according to an AFP analysis.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

When the city starts to swelter, the smell of trash sticks ineradicably to a garbageman’s body and soul.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

That's where they've remained since Feb. 20, receiving little water and stale food as they swelter in the Panamanian heat.

From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2025

Beyond the ring of their firelight, there was nothing except animal sounds and insects, the black wildness of the jungles and swamps, the swelter of the interior.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

South Korea's summer heat has killed 16 people so far this year, the interior ministry said Tuesday, as the nation swelters in a wave of searing weather.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

As the UK swelters through some of its hottest June nights on record, people have been looking for more creative ways to stay cool.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

Del Real swelters on futuristic bolero “Incomprensible,” which takes the old-school Cuban torch-song genre and pitches its emblematic guitar to psychedelic new heights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025

SEE ALSO: South Korea scrambles as global Scout gathering swelters in ‘heat trap’

From Washington Times ● Aug. 7, 2023

Man can exist at the frigid poles even if the temperature is 75 degrees below Fahrenheit zero; and in the deserts and the tropics, he swelters under temperatures of 115 degrees, but he still lives.

From Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by David Peck Todd

While much of Europe and large parts of England and Wales have sweltered in record-breaking heat this summer, the weather here is overcast and relatively cool.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Europe has sweltered through one heat wave after another this summer, and its green disavowal of air conditioning comes at an economic cost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Europe also sweltered through a scorching summer this year, with prolonged heatwaves pushing temperatures above 40C in parts of the south.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

Earlier this week parts of the UK sweltered through another heatwave that peaked on Wednesday, with temperature reaching 35.2C in Writtle, Essex.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

I sweltered in my wolverine hat and caribou parka.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

The town is accessible from a battered highway that cuts through the flat, sweltering landscape.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Typically, the sweltering season will prompt the Swedish singer-songwriter to do something new, like dye her hair black or switch up her personal style.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Locals have complained that the heat generated by the centres made already sweltering summer temperatures even worse.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

But when Clément Delangue and Julien Chaumond first arrived at the Manhattan offices of venture capital fund Betaworks for its “BotCamp” startup program in the sweltering summer of 2016, their goal was more modest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Despite the sweltering heat of the Equator, Sudanese people spend most of their time outdoors when it’s not raining.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau




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