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 Osbourne family have been grieving the loss of Ozzy Osbourne, who was the frontman of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, since his death in July last year.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
The Milky Way’s dense inner regions formed stars faster and accumulated heavy metals far quicker than the outer edges—and a star with the sun’s age and chemical components would not have been able to form at its present location.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
The Clean Label Project screened 134 products and found heavy metals, pesticides, and other contaminants in many protein powders.
—Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 11 Mar. 2026
Ford spent decades dumping hazardous waste, including paints, solvents, heavy metals, construction rubble and contaminated soil on the river floodplain into the 1960s, none of which was addressed when soils at Highland Bridge were cleaned to residential standards.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
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Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
The Milky Way’s dense inner regions formed stars faster and accumulated heavy metals far quicker than the outer edges—and a star with the sun’s age and chemical components would not have been able to form at its present location.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
The Clean Label Project screened 134 products and found heavy metals, pesticides, and other contaminants in many protein powders.
—Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 11 Mar. 2026
Ford spent decades dumping hazardous waste, including paints, solvents, heavy metals, construction rubble and contaminated soil on the river floodplain into the 1960s, none of which was addressed when soils at Highland Bridge were cleaned to residential standards.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Heavy metal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20metal. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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