heavy with
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: carrying or having a large amount of (something)
The trees are heavy with fruit.
Her comments were heavy with irony.
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All around the Tivoli quarries, the air is heavy with the stench of sulfur and the constant pounding, clinking and cracking of giant jackhammers blasting ancient rock into pieces.
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ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
Meteorologist Brian Drong previously told The Bee that a long stretch of dry weather in January made the Sierra Nevada snowpack dense and heavy with water.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
As the days and weeks continue to pass, our collective hearts hang heavy with worry.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
The bag was made heavy with a stockpile of harm reduction supplies meant to help vulnerable drug users stay healthy and avoid disease, including sterile syringes, condoms, emergency blankets, and hand warmers.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
Meteorologist Brian Drong previously told The Bee that a long stretch of dry weather in January made the Sierra Nevada snowpack dense and heavy with water.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
As the days and weeks continue to pass, our collective hearts hang heavy with worry.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
The bag was made heavy with a stockpile of harm reduction supplies meant to help vulnerable drug users stay healthy and avoid disease, including sterile syringes, condoms, emergency blankets, and hand warmers.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
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“Heavy with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20with. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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