sweated
Americanadjective
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made by underpaid workers.
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underpaid and overworked.
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having poor working conditions.
adjective
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made by exploited labour
sweated goods
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(of workers, etc) forced to work in poor conditions for low pay
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of sweated
1645–55 for earlier sense “saturated with sweat”; 1880–85 sweated for def. 2; sweat + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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Unlike double dates we’d sweated through in the past, my husband and I didn’t feel the pressure to stick to safe topics while we tried to find common interests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
In cold weather, stopping was dangerous because the men sweated so much that they were at risk of hypothermia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Uruguay, whose concerted renewables push has granted almost total energy independence, sweated little during the 2022 energy shock, and now has the ability to export clean power to neighbors in need.
From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2026
"I sweated everything I had, I gave it all, and that's all that matters, and I really enjoyed my time on the court," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2025
Armed with sponges, soap, brooms, and mops, they sweated together in the climbing August sun, working hurriedly before the movers arrived.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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