sweat out
Britishverb
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to cure or lessen the effects of (a cold, respiratory infection, etc) by sweating
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informal to endure (hardships) for a time (often in the phrase sweat it out )
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informal to work extremely hard
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Some founders break only to exercise at Barry’s boot camp or sweat out toxins at a bathhouse in the city, like Archimedes Banya, where they can chat about future funding rounds with peers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2025
On the other hand, overtime would have given Dylan Hernández more time to sweat out his column topic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
Contestants were forced to weigh in shirtless — every natural curve, roll and fold beamed out to millions of American television sets — often after enduring eight hours of cardio to sweat out water weight.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2023
The Nets had to sweat out Andrew Nembhard’s 3 to force overtime at the buzzer before celebrating a win that came with only nine players in uniform.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2022
Although the pain had brought the sweat out on his forehead, the worst of all was the fear that his backbone was about to snap.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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