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Macbeth was a lot of heavy lifting.
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Reshma Gopaldas, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
That includes an encounter with Keegan (Brett Goldstein, wasted), a friendly Brit flying kites on the beach — kites do a lot of symbolic heavy lifting in flashbacks — to whom Laura confesses that boozing was her only way of letting go.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
Unlike others, Isom does not court glory for himself while delegating the heavy lifting.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
Let anticipation do the heavy lifting.
—Alysia Reiner, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
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Reshma Gopaldas, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
That includes an encounter with Keegan (Brett Goldstein, wasted), a friendly Brit flying kites on the beach — kites do a lot of symbolic heavy lifting in flashbacks — to whom Laura confesses that boozing was her only way of letting go.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
Unlike others, Isom does not court glory for himself while delegating the heavy lifting.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
Let anticipation do the heavy lifting.
—Alysia Reiner, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for heavy lifting
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“Heavy lifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20lifting. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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