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. 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 See All Example Sentences for heavy on

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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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