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perspire

[per-spahyuhr] / pərˈspaɪər /


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Your nose will perspire and you will feel compelled to touch it.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024

When you perspire, the sweat on your skin can pull heat from your body as it evaporates.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2023

And he said, ‘Coach, quarterbacks don’t sweat. Quarterbacks perspire.’

From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2022

In summer’s heat, we perspire, and the perspiration evaporates.

From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2021

It wasn't just the heat that was making me perspire but my nerves about what lay ahead.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi




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