as in difficult
requiring considerable physical or mental effort
exhausted after a day of sweaty yard work
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Recent Examples of sweaty
Traces of Red exists at the intersection of two of the sweatiest categories of film: erotic thrillers and Florida crime.
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Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
With Moore as the tenor and Prater as the baritone, Sam & Dave were one of the signature acts at Memphis’ Stax Records, which offered a tougher, sweatier alternative to the more polished R&B sound that Detroit’s Motown had turned into pop gold.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
The effect of two bands playing together started as an homage to the sweatiest and smokiest swamp funk, then settled into the loudest and hardest rock and roll.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 6 Dec. 2024
This was the origin of the Air Ring 48, a cooling device that attaches to the base of a construction helmet, providing crucial airflow to the sweatiest areas of the head and neck.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
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Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
With Moore as the tenor and Prater as the baritone, Sam & Dave were one of the signature acts at Memphis’ Stax Records, which offered a tougher, sweatier alternative to the more polished R&B sound that Detroit’s Motown had turned into pop gold.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
The effect of two bands playing together started as an homage to the sweatiest and smokiest swamp funk, then settled into the loudest and hardest rock and roll.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 6 Dec. 2024
This was the origin of the Air Ring 48, a cooling device that attaches to the base of a construction helmet, providing crucial airflow to the sweatiest areas of the head and neck.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweaty
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James is playing the final year of his contract at $52.6 million, which is a very difficult number for teams to pay.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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Our models and expertise can sniff out the broad parameters, but the precise location and timing of moisture plumes, training (quasi-stationary rain cells), and forcing mechanism can be difficult.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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The producer said getting his hands on an original copy of the Carter song on LP proved challenging, and expensive, signaling a cult following for such music.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
9 July 2025
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Gap Easy Trousers Finding summer work pants that are both breathable and stylish can be challenging, but these petite Easy Trousers from Gap fit the bill perfectly.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
9 July 2025
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Morton, 43, may take that advice under serious consideration, mentioning how tough the fans – and even fellow cast members – have been on her following this past season’s cast trip to Grenada.—
John Lawson,
Essence,
9 July 2025
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But after rookie third baseman Ronny Mauricio made an exceptionally tough double play to end a two-on, one-out threat in the bottom of the eighth, there was no way the Mets were losing.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
9 July 2025
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The loss of trustworthiness in the rigorous and nonpartisan work of the Task Force would devastate patients, hospital systems, and payers as misinformation creates barriers to accessing lifesaving and cost effective care.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 July 2025
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The Freeform rolling carry-on was deemed the Best Overall Carry-on by Travel + Leisure after rounds of rigorous testing at our New York City lab.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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These jobs are highly demanding, but they are considered part-time under the city charter.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 July 2025
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Once upon a time, the leadership style of a college coach was simple: intense, demanding, rigid, focused on detail and motivating with more stick than carrot.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Sandoval has received some pay bumps, including a temporary $10,000-a-year bonus for Hawaii special education teachers designed to alleviate shortages in that and other hard-to-staff areas.—
Alia Wong,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2023
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Whether those numbers are an overstatement, or possibly an understatement, is hard to say.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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Fires were spotted on the north and south rims of the Black Canyon after heavy lightning activity early Thursday morning, park spokesperson Lori Rome said.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
10 July 2025
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As health insurance premiums continue to climb across the country, a new report from WalletHub highlights which states are shouldering the heaviest burdens—and which are paying relatively little.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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In short, because the Ukrainians have put up a formidable defense.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
9 July 2025
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Williams, 62, previously headed Apple's formidable operations division, which is in charge of manufacturing millions of complicated devices like iPhones, while keeping costs down.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
8 July 2025
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“Sweaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweaty. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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