as in boiling
having a notably high temperature
the air conditioning was broken, and it was sweltering in the office
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Recent Examples of sweltering
Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Sep. 2024
Last June was unusually cool, followed by a sweltering July and August.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 5 Sep. 2024
Artificial intelligence puts a strain on the grid On a sweltering August day, KeShaun Pearson drives down the flat road to xAI.
—Dara Kerr, NPR, 2 July 2024
The most sweltering temperatures are anticipated to hit between Wednesday and Friday, said Mike Wofford, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
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The finishing touches were applied on a sweltering August morning, as Howard and his crew filled in the gaps between five-ton pieces of bronze that had been cast at a foundry 3,500 miles away.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Sep. 2024
Last June was unusually cool, followed by a sweltering July and August.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 5 Sep. 2024
Artificial intelligence puts a strain on the grid On a sweltering August day, KeShaun Pearson drives down the flat road to xAI.
—Dara Kerr, NPR, 2 July 2024
The most sweltering temperatures are anticipated to hit between Wednesday and Friday, said Mike Wofford, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweltering
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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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Sundresses, shorts, and short sleeves are ideal for scorching days but might make a low temperature indoors a bit more uncomfortable.Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2024
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The only thing to watch out for, aside from the sharp food processor blade, is scorching the cream mixture.Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
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There are no searing indictments of political injustice this time from the erstwhile leftist-rock vanguard of the aughts.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
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Larry Kramer's searing indictment of mainstream media and the healthcare establishment in the early years of the AIDS crisis is as powerful as ever.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
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As a result, people wearing sunscreen can still get uncomfortably or even dangerously hot. Assoc.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
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The downstairs wet facilities included heated benches, a steam room, an ice fountain, hot and cold pools, experiential showers and an ice bucket.Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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At private equity firm TPG, global head of human resources Anna Edwin poised one of the most burning questions for business leaders in thinking through their future talent strategies.Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
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Social media star Hannah Neeleman and her husband Daniel Neeleman are answering fans' most burning question.Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
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This complex is highly mobile in the molten sections of the mantle—the part that geologists call magma.David Bressan, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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Like a cross between a brownie and a molten chocolate cake, this gooey-in-the-middle dessert is truly decadent, especially when topped with a scoop of ice cream.Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
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Roasting it in a low 250-degree oven ensured even cooking and gave us a larger safety net to prevent overcooking.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
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Instead of boiling the pasta in a pot of water, Drummond prepares this in a large ovenproof skillet; cooking it in a blend of chicken broth and cream—then topping that with grated Gruyère cheese.Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
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People laugh at the Wet Bandits slipping on ice, the Wet Bandits being branded by a smoldering doorknob, the Wet Bandits having their hair burned off, getting hit in the face with paint cans, stepping on a nail, swinging from a rope into a brick wall.Erin Somers, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Fire crews are on scene and have put out the fire, though the vehicle is still smoldering, Marchegion said.Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Sweltering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweltering. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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