heavy on

phrase

: having or using a large amount of (something)
His movies are light/low on talk and heavy on action.
She tends to be heavy on the salt.

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While this never felt like a realistic option, the threat weighed heavy on the minds of folks around Baton Rouge. Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Even under a simple two-person dialogue, Johnnie Burn’s sound design and Daniel Pemberton’s score are jointly heavy on churning, faintly industrial noise, supplemented by suitably anachronistic rock soundtrack cuts. Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026 Future events will always weigh heavy on any prequel, but surely stories have a responsibility to better acknowledge that viewers know what's coming. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Despite being heavy on automation, Amazon promises 500 permanent jobs with wages averaging about $23 an hour. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for heavy on

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“Heavy on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20on. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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