heavy lifting

noun

: a burdensome or laborious duty

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The smarter approach is to design workflows where AI handles the heavy lifting and humans handle the judgment calls. Aleksandra Bal, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 And because the ensemble and choreographer Chris Bailey’s work are so very sharp, the principal actors don’t have to do all the heavy lifting. David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025 The pitching staff did the heavy lifting and the offense produced timely hits. Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025 Nutella does the heavy lifting here, standing in for sugar, fat and flour and offering its milky cocoa sweetness and toasty hazelnut flavor to every spoonful. The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025 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 18 Sep. 2025.

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