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as in humid
containing or characterized by an uncomfortable amount of moisture
on really sultry days we go to the mall to hang out and cool off
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as in searing
having a notably high temperature
the incredibly dry, sultry desert air
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Recent Examples of sultry
With the longer days and a sultry summer pace, there’s plenty of time to soak it all in.
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Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
And Iman is what joy sounds like: satiny, sultry, unpredictable, unforced.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Earlier this month, Stewart dropped some knowledge about how to capture the perfect sultry selfie.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 13 May 2025
Well, for what might be one of the worst rap albums in history, the sketches are Benjamin’s most playful work yet: sultry, gentle, and loose.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 6 May 2025
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Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
And Iman is what joy sounds like: satiny, sultry, unpredictable, unforced.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Earlier this month, Stewart dropped some knowledge about how to capture the perfect sultry selfie.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 13 May 2025
Well, for what might be one of the worst rap albums in history, the sketches are Benjamin’s most playful work yet: sultry, gentle, and loose.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sultry
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For a smooth finish that holds up under the most humid conditions, look to Color Wow’s signature Dream Coat.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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Unlike the humid rickhouses of Kentucky, Denver’s dry climate pulls more water than alcohol from the barrels, gradually concentrating the proof over time.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Peña said that because the physical changes to the third floor will be minimal, the new flea market should be open in the next couple of weeks — just in time to avoid Miami’s searing summer heat and sudden thunderstorms.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
21 May 2025
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Pyroclastic clouds, or a dense mixture of ash, gas and rock dispersed during a volcanic eruption, caused a searing, rapid avalanche of debris to fill the home, Zuchtriegel said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
17 May 2025
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Thanks to its protective lacquer finish, the bar cart is resistant to water, rust, mold, and UV rays, plus the shelves are a breeze to clean with a damp cloth.—
Bridget Degnan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 May 2025
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The damp, windy weather could also hinder travel on the road or at the region’s busy airports.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
21 May 2025
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One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Scientific American,
3 Mar. 2020
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If candy is still stuck on, pour more boiling water over whatever hasn’t come clean.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
3 Dec. 2019
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This conservatism is warranted on hot, still summer days when everyone is cranking up their air conditioning, but such caution often restricts the amount of electricity available to customers.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Pour hot cream over chocolate chips in a large heatproof mixing bowl; let stand 3 minutes.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
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Mud puddles are courageous, too, when returning the unblinking, burning gaze of the sky’s white eye.—
contributing Monitor poets,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 Apr. 2025
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Equal to Tesfaye’s navel-gazing, Shults uses every trick in the music-video playbook to conjure a vivid, ultra-saturated but not quite realistic universe where the Weeknd is a brightly burning sun everyone revolves around.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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This complex is highly mobile in the molten sections of the mantle.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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For instance, a 2022 analysis suggested that in the first billion years, when the Moon was covered in molten rock, giant rocks formed as the magma cooled and solidified.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2025
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“Sultry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sultry. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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