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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In a draft heavy with edge rushers, there should be value in the second round with a prospect like Sawyer who fits the mold at 6-4, 260 pounds.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2025
The air was heavy with cannabis vapor and leg sweat.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
John Beatty provided a statement of his own on behalf of his office, saying, in part, that their hearts remain heavy with grief for the family’s loss of Megan.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Those showers were expected to be isolated but at times could grow very heavy with gusty winds and small hail, according to the weather service.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2025
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2025
The air was heavy with cannabis vapor and leg sweat.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
John Beatty provided a statement of his own on behalf of his office, saying, in part, that their hearts remain heavy with grief for the family’s loss of Megan.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Those showers were expected to be isolated but at times could grow very heavy with gusty winds and small hail, according to the weather service.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 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 18 May. 2025.
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