swelter
Example Sentences
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They swelter at summer temperatures that eclipse the city average by 8 degrees Fahrenheit and the Catalina Foothills by 12 degrees.
From Salon • Jan. 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
Times photoshoot; she is miraculously impervious to the summer swelter.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 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
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