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as in massive
having great weight
that's a pretty hefty book bag for a tiny person like you
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as in large
of a size greater than average of its kind
received a hefty donation from the local business association for holiday lights along Main Street
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as in powerful
strongly and heavily built
hefty since childhood, he became a champion wrestler
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Recent Examples of hefty
The first option is a pre-loved Gucci tote bag with a hefty $1,050 price tag.
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
While that is a hefty shortfall, communities leaders are searching for ways to find the money so the project can come to the historically Black neighborhood that experienced displacement in the 1960s due to the interstate being built in its community.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
Yet there remains no resolution due to the hefty £150million valuation and the Tyneside club’s struggles to recruit a striker themselves.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Indeed, some restaurants now demand bookings up to a year in advance, often with hefty deposits required to secure the table.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
While that is a hefty shortfall, communities leaders are searching for ways to find the money so the project can come to the historically Black neighborhood that experienced displacement in the 1960s due to the interstate being built in its community.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
Yet there remains no resolution due to the hefty £150million valuation and the Tyneside club’s struggles to recruit a striker themselves.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Indeed, some restaurants now demand bookings up to a year in advance, often with hefty deposits required to secure the table.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hefty
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The massive vessel has a range of 8,000 nautical miles and accommodates 36 crew members and 22 guests.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Utah's first national park unfolds like a living painting, where massive sandstone cliffs of cream, pink, and red soar into brilliant blue skies.—
Shelby Knick,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Lopez’s visit to Turkey’s largest city coincided with her Aug. 5 performance at Yenikapi Festival Park during the Istanbul Festival.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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So the large gap in media market size — San Diego’s 30th in the country, Phoenix is 12th — doesn’t seem very relevant in this rivalry.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Google has also begun rolling out two powerful filters for album searches.—
Paul Monckton,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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That cell is reportedly allied with one of the two main factions of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel, according to the University of San Diego’s Justice in Mexico project.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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In October 2004, Havering Council, the local government body for the Havering borough, issued an enforcement notice, demanding the owner stop adding waste to the site or face heavy fines.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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If traditional denim feels too heavy for a Euro Summer trip, consider swapping it for linen blends.—
Andre Claudio,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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With the score, Rivera surged to an early and sizable lead.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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In the interim silence, a sizable amount of scholarly work was churned out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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These ultra-compact binoculars are small but mighty.—
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FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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But this mighty American consumer has slow seasons, and the summer of 2025 appears to be one of them.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Stam had gambling issues, the court was told, and had become addicted to nitrous oxide, as well as running up considerable debts and finding his life in danger for owing money to the wrong people.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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Be aware, though, that this option will involve a considerable expense, since you will be required to pay the entire premium (the employer will no longer pay what is usually a substantial share).—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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When Pendarvis was a young man, his ring size expanded from ten to fourteen, and his forearms got so beefy that his fellow construction workers called him Popeye.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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The pockets vary in size, some being small enough for a little flash drive and others large enough to fit the beefiest of portable chargers.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2025
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“Hefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hefty. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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