as in to tolerate
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I can sweat out one more year of this job—before I totally flip out
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Recent Examples of sweat out
There’s also the chance to sweat out toxins in the infrared sauna or relax on a comfy hay bed.
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Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Buzzer-beaters While the Aztecs were taking care of business, New Mexico was sweating out another Mountain West barn burner.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Each one is carefully formulated with the optimal amount of electrolytes to replace what your body sweats out and hydrate faster than water alone, along with vitamin C for a boost of support for your immune system.
—Joni Sweet, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Those points could prove crucial come Tuesday, when the idle Celtics will need to sweat out the final round of group-play matchups to learn whether their plus-23 point differential was enough to push them through to the NBA Cup knockout rounds.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2024
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Despite its potency, it’s tolerated well by most skin types because it’s formulated with alcohol or fragrance.—
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Once again, this type of violent attack will not be tolerated.—
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Johnson stands to gain politically from standing up to a president who is deeply unpopular in liberal Chicago.—
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But as things currently stand with the iconic Marvel villain and apparently complicated rights issues, D’Onofrio (nor anyone else) cannot play Kingpin in a feature film.—
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There were other notable AI appearances at SXSW including Rivian, which is on the road to Level 3 autonomy and had a thrilling Electric Joyride where passengers could experience how well the electric car handles tricky terrain and steep curves.—
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According to a February Quinnipiac poll, about half disapprove of how Democrats in Congress are handling their job, compared with about 4 in 10 who approve.—
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Each household can bring up to 20 residential tires for proper disposal; commercial tires will not be accepted.—
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Depending on the decisions in cases brought by publications, OpenAI could be cornered into accepting pricey licensing deals.—
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For generations, Italian culture has endured because of the strength of family ties.—
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The launch pad endured a lightning strike on April 27, but SpaceX said the rocket was healthy for the attempt.—
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Medics took the man to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital in critical but stable condition.—
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Read Next North Carolina Enslaved people took refuge at pioneering hotel on NC Outer Banks.—
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Zurich, where Frank was born and raised, and Milan.—
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But everything changes when two children are born with vision.—
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Just as each surgeon relies on a nurse, scrub tech, anesthesiologist, and others, every healthcare job sustains additional roles in ancillary industries—such as food services, transportation, and construction—through spending and operational demands.—
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For more than 25 hours, the New Jersey Democrat stood at the Senate lectern speaking against President Donald Trump’s policies in what may be the most dramatic and sustained public challenge to Trump’s agenda since his return to the White House.—
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“Sweat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweat%20out. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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