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sweltering

[swel-ter-ing] / ˈswɛl tər ɪŋ /


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It’s the memory of summer cookouts, sweltering, sticky heat, and outdoor lunches with friends.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

In sweltering heat at a fuel station, 24-year-old Tushar wielded a hammer as he fitted a Trump face cover to a three-wheeled rickshaw.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Umesh Babu, 35, spends long hours in sweltering conditions making bangles in an open-air workshop under a tin roof that offers little relief from the heat.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

It was a sweltering July afternoon last year and Redmond was sitting on the sofa in her Hollywood home stewing over how AI was nearly putting her out of business.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Then, one sweltering Sunday that summer, Baba and I were at the flea market, sitting at our booth, fanning our faces with news­papers.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini




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