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
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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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"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
Exhausted entrants to the Great North Run sweated their way through Newcastle, Gateshead and South Shields to pick up their medals last week.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025
He has never sweated a detail for a fraction of an instant.
From Slate • Aug. 20, 2025
Much of Southern California sweated through a hot Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025
We sweated helplessly, copiously, and drank unusual quantities of water, but could never stop being thirsty.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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