heavy with
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: carrying or having a large amount of (something)
The trees are heavy with fruit.
Her comments were heavy with irony.
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Crisp air hangs heavy with the promise of rain.
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The exhibit’s first gallery is heavy with Manet’s dramatic portraits of Morisot.
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Late in the season, the trees are still heavy with fruit.
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Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Crisp air hangs heavy with the promise of rain.
—Christina Fang, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
The exhibit’s first gallery is heavy with Manet’s dramatic portraits of Morisot.
—Robert Taylor, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Late in the season, the trees are still heavy with fruit.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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 31 Oct. 2025.
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