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 …—
David Okamoto
David OkamotoExamples of heavy metal in a Sentence
He listens to heavy metal.
lead, gold, and other heavy metals
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Thunder could be heard booming across the camp on Monday and Tuesday night’s episodes, with former model Kelly Brook, rapper Aitch and Jack Osbourne, son of the late heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne, among those complaining about the downpour.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025
And heavy metals leached during the extraction process can also build up in the environment, posing a threat to bird life, fish and humans.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
That’s the result of the creatures’ deep-sea diet of heavy metal-eating tuna and swordfish.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
These perennial bio-remediators, known for extracting heavy metals and, potentially, PFAS, are harvested for BioPuff.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 24 Nov. 2025
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025
And heavy metals leached during the extraction process can also build up in the environment, posing a threat to bird life, fish and humans.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
That’s the result of the creatures’ deep-sea diet of heavy metal-eating tuna and swordfish.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
These perennial bio-remediators, known for extracting heavy metals and, potentially, PFAS, are harvested for BioPuff.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 24 Nov. 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 30 Nov. 2025.
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