heavy lifting

noun

Synonyms of heavy liftingnext
: a burdensome or laborious duty

Examples of heavy lifting in a Sentence

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These uniforms are doing the same heavy lifting. Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 16 Dec. 2025 Now, a wastewater marsh must do the ecological heavy lifting. Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025 What happens when the heavy lifting arrives in the coming years? Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2025 The Office Commute En route to 1 World Trade Center, that’s when the real heavy lifting begins. Minty Mellon, Vogue, 12 Dec. 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 Dec. 2025.

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