heavy lifting

noun

Synonyms of heavy liftingnext
: a burdensome or laborious duty

Examples of heavy lifting in a Sentence

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The idea of an 'AI PC' has been doing a lot of heavy lifting in recent years. New Atlas, 19 June 2026 Set on two and a half acres, the setting is compact by country-house standards, with the views doing much of the heavy lifting. Mark David, Robb Report, 18 June 2026 The neutral 80 percent (black, navy, gray, camel, cream) does the heavy lifting, because those tones mix with nearly everything, so almost any top goes with almost any bottom. Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026 Your main monitor handles the heavy lifting. Brad Bourque, The Verge, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for heavy lifting

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of heavy lifting was in 1980

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“Heavy lifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20lifting. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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