heavy with

phrase

: carrying or having a large amount of (something)
The trees are heavy with fruit.
Her comments were heavy with irony.

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From there, Zheng used her lofted forehand and backhand to pin Keys back, taking her toes off the baseline and asking her to either build points over the course of several shots, or take arcing balls on the rise, a decision heavy with risk. Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026 The film, heavy with grief and radiant with adventure, isn’t just in Laika’s tonal sweet spot. ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 Sunday is a light day for the Florida Lottery’s big money draw games — Fantasy 5 only — but two players found their number picks heavy with luck. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026 Shame on her for wanting those vast cheekbones highlighted in gold, those great eyelids heavy with shadow the color of smoke. Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for heavy with

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“Heavy with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20with. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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