heavy on
idiom
: 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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This lineup is heavy on playmaking and facilitating since everyone here can make plays.
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Jannelle Moore, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Jenner has been reveling in the King Kylie era and 2010s revival—a period in time where glam was heavy on pigment and contouring.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Rising trashed Newbury Park’s playbook in favor of his own college-style attack heavy on presnap analysis from the quarterback.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
This lineup is also heavy on movement shooting to surround Valanciunas.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
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Jannelle Moore, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Jenner has been reveling in the King Kylie era and 2010s revival—a period in time where glam was heavy on pigment and contouring.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Rising trashed Newbury Park’s playbook in favor of his own college-style attack heavy on presnap analysis from the quarterback.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
This lineup is also heavy on movement shooting to surround Valanciunas.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Heavy on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20on. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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