as in sweats
a state of nervous or irritated concern
the set designer spent the entire week before opening night in a swelter
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In a time when many were living in their sweats, this hybrid ceremony served as a stylish reminder of life pre-pandemic.—
Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
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On the second day of the new year, the Golden Globe–winning actor (who is casually nominated for two different projects this weekend, btw) arrived at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in a perfect travel look that doesn't involve sweats.—
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That’s the difference between fury that scorches everything in sight and anger that fuels justice.—
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Potent scenes fail to be as intense as Taylor’s grind-you-up performance that scorches everything and everyone around her.—
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As much as Payton bristles about media storylines and huffs about tempo questions, the Broncos went 25 minutes without a first down against Las Vegas.—
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Even something as innocent as icicles can grow and damage your gutters with their weight or pry under your shingles and retreat into the attic, where the ice often melts to cause more damage in its water form.—
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In fact, once these co-ops are legalized, the individual market likely melts away, and everyone in America would gain the benefits that normally accrue to the group market.—
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The rind will soften and impart its flavor as the dish slowly cooks.—
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Continue reading … FAVORITE FOODS – California librarian cooks meals from tombstone recipes to honor strangers.—
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Season roasts with pepper and place on prepared wire rack.—
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The shop roasts their own beans in house, which makes your latte or specialty coffee drink that much better.—
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Blood orange and saffron ignite the air, myrrh smolders beneath, and the woods hum with market heat.—
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In season two, based on the nine of 15 total episodes provided to critics, the restraint wavers and the balance begins to tilt.—
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Throughout, the depth and quality of Sullivan’s attention to prosaic detail—even plain and unappealing objects—never wavers.—
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“Swelters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swelters. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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