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swelter

[swel-ter] / ˈswɛl tər /
VERB
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

Parts of the Balkan region were set to swelter Sunday with temperatures of 39C expected in parts of Serbia, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Montenegro.

From Barron's Jun. 28, 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

We strike a medium, and he shivers outside his bag, while I swelter in mine; but considering from what distances we have come together to share this tent a while, we do well enough.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

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

While much of the UK swelters in the summer heat, Antarctica is celebrating an icy Midwinter's Day without any sun and with driving snow.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2025

As Southern California swelters under its most punishing heat wave of the year, international climate officials have confirmed that summer 2024 was Earth’s hottest on record.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2024

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

From Washington Times Aug. 7, 2023

Ever from their hair and through their hand palms Misery swelters.

From Poems by Wilfred Owen

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

Across Europe, the summer months have sweltered through intense, record-breaking heatwaves with minimal rain.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Millions of Americans sweltered in stifling heat and humidity Thursday with dangerous temperatures expected to hit major cities through the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

Men froze by winter and sweltered in summer.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Residents in the Moreno Valley were left sweltering without power during outages on Tuesday amid triple-digit temperatures.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Its most famous patron, Ernest Hemingway, sits in statue form alone at the bar in the musty, sweltering darkness.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Refugees are sleeping outdoors through sweltering days and frigid nights for fear that more buildings may collapse.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

The night before the run, Mehta took a five-hour train journey to a sweltering, remote location for the test, sleeping in an open field.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

On the night before the race, Louie lay sleepless in his sweltering hotel room.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand




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