as in to tolerate
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I can sweat out one more year of this job—before I totally flip out
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O’Malley saw it as an appealing location to build a baseball stadium, worked a sweetheart deal with the city and sweated out a referendum on the June 3, 1958, ballot that narrowly passed.
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
Decked out in Chiefs gear and the occasional Eras Tour T-shirt, fans sweated out the humid May night.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2024
Someone’s been sweating out a single in their bedroom, grinding it out with no promise of success.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
Enjoy a mineral plunge or sweat out your toxins inside the toasty sauna and steam room, followed by a warm herbal sips in the tea room.
—Kate Donnelly, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
Decked out in Chiefs gear and the occasional Eras Tour T-shirt, fans sweated out the humid May night.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2024
Someone’s been sweating out a single in their bedroom, grinding it out with no promise of success.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
Enjoy a mineral plunge or sweat out your toxins inside the toasty sauna and steam room, followed by a warm herbal sips in the tea room.
—Kate Donnelly, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Sweat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweat%20out. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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