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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Even her urban wardrobe, heavy on Prada, Miu Miu, and McCartney, often has a rustic brogue. Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026 In it, Swift and Gomez played warring frenemies, leading respective armies of famous faces in an Avengers-level face off that was heavy on special effects and drama. Michael Nied, InStyle, 4 July 2026 But this time, the weight of a year ago heavy on him, Dimitrov produced a 7-6(5), 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 win to move into the third round. Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 2 July 2026 The Florida Advanced Courses and Test—or FACT, for short—is heavy on American exceptionalism, light on slave narratives. Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 2 July 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 16 Jul. 2026.

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