swelter
Example Sentences
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That's where they've remained since Feb. 20, receiving little water and stale food as they swelter in the Panamanian heat.
From Salon • Mar. 3, 2025
Some workers interviewed by The Times said they continue to swelter.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024
The same principles apply to commercial aircraft, as evidenced by passenger flight disruptions during periods of prolonged extreme heat in the Southwest, including this summer’s swelter.
From Scientific American • Sep. 14, 2023
Even as it continues to swelter, the South may get a break from steamy weather this week while the Northwest bakes in some of the highest temperatures people there will endure all summer.
From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2023
I asked Mother if I could cut off my hair, which hung in a dense swelter all the way down my back.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing swelter
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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"I Have a Dream" by Martin Luther King Jr.
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