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sweat

[swet] / swɛt /






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Japan also faces high humidity which makes it harder for sweat to evaporate, reducing the body's ability to cool itself.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

But Lopez added: "If you're going to sweat and break your back on the pitch to become champions twice, I accept that. If referees are going to help you, I don't."

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

“It stops sweat from streaming down to my eyes,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

As recounted years later in the New York Times, Bušić, when confronted with the events of 1975, began to sweat.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

All my pores opened and poured sweat like rain from the sky.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Hot flushes and night sweats are common for perimenopausal and menopausal women due to lowering oestrogen, according to Dr Arif.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

I had the night sweats and you’re exhausted and you feel crazy, but I had a good support system.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

Hormone therapy remains the most effective first-line option for relieving common menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats, which affect up to 75% of postmenopausal women.

From Science Daily Mar. 23, 2026

That means it’s likely that more buses will be pulling into Villahermosa, depositing deportees still dressed in prison sweats.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 21, 2026

It all happens as usual, except tonight the radio I’ve brought sweats next to me as the moon rises, falls, and fades when morning finally approaches.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

Workers sweated in choking heat and pupils stayed home on Tuesday as an early-summer heatwave smothered much of Europe, sparking health warnings.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

Exhausted entrants to the Great North Run sweated their way through Newcastle, Gateshead and South Shields to pick up their medals last week.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2025

RFK had sweated through a teal t-shirt, which he had tucked into blue jeans.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2025

He has never sweated a detail for a fraction of an instant.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2025

Poor Bill the pony trembled and sweated where he stood.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

But sweating in the sun to watch a band like the Spits, another Mosswood favorite, was worth pre-planning to get into the pit.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

And when the hot air is very wet or humid, like it was in June, it's more difficult for the body to cool down through sweating.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

The most common symptoms of heatstroke are when a person becomes confused, and when they stop sweating and their skin feels dry and hot to the touch.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

She is looking forward for a refreshing shower after sweating for over a day.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

Either I was crying, or my cheeks were sweating.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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