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sweat

noun as in body's perspiring

noun as in hard work

verb as in perspire

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No way were they created from the blood, sweat and beers of toiling engineers, massive amounts of human ingenuity melded with trillions in capital delivered along land, ship and jet trade routes.

So don’t sweat the big tech stock declines of the past month.

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They sweat in the hot sun — often without shade — and slog along muddy rows when it rains.

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Now, after a photo shoot, she’s changed into gray sweats to sneak in a moment of self-care during our chat.

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Their limbs swing loosely, their smiling faces sticky with sweat.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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