heavy metal
noun
1
: a metal of high specific gravity
2
: energetic and highly amplified electronic rock music having a hard beat
Borrowing elements of everything from grunge to progressive rock, from gospel to heavy metal …—
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He listens to heavy metal.
lead, gold, and other heavy metals
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The 4-0 vote came just days after an environmental consulting firm hired by the county found elevated levels of lead and other heavy metals in and downwind of the burn zone.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
In April, the agency shuttered a federal laboratory that specialized in testing food for lead and other heavy metals and terminated its staff members, only to backtrack weeks later.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 16 May 2025
Use rice alternatives: The organization's testing found alternatives such as quinoa, barley and couscous contain lower levels of total heavy metals.
—Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 15 May 2025
Environmental factors: Toxins such as tobacco, heavy metals, solvents, pesticides, or industrial chemicals and plastics could act as endocrine disruptors, which confuse our endocrine system by decreasing ovarian reserve.
—Mónica Heras, Vogue, 12 May 2025
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Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
In April, the agency shuttered a federal laboratory that specialized in testing food for lead and other heavy metals and terminated its staff members, only to backtrack weeks later.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 16 May 2025
Use rice alternatives: The organization's testing found alternatives such as quinoa, barley and couscous contain lower levels of total heavy metals.
—Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 15 May 2025
Environmental factors: Toxins such as tobacco, heavy metals, solvents, pesticides, or industrial chemicals and plastics could act as endocrine disruptors, which confuse our endocrine system by decreasing ovarian reserve.
—Mónica Heras, Vogue, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for heavy metal
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“Heavy metal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20metal. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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