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Recent Examples of heave-ho
Martin, on the other hand, is straight-laced and a bit of a Debbie Downer, nursing a broken heart after being given the heave-ho by investigative journalist Joyce (Ra Chapman).
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
After nearly a century, the most famous umpire school in the country is getting the heave-ho.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Finally, dingy, discolored, or stringy towels need to get the heave-ho.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
The sad reality of getting rid of Julia, however, is that would probably mean Adriana, who is more of a fan favorite than ever, gets the heave-ho as well.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Most of the obscenely immense rules governing eduction should also be given the heave-ho.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Later, when Sony Pictures chairman Peter Guber decided to hire former Warner Bros. executive Mark Canton to head Columbia Pictures in 1991, Price was given an abrupt heave-ho, though he was reportedly paid $10 million for the inconvenience.
—Richard Natale, Variety, 25 Aug. 2025
Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda came out to argue as well and was given the heave-ho.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
A good number of plants and flowers also got the heave-ho, and the irrigation system was replaced with a new one.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Randy Myers, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
After nearly a century, the most famous umpire school in the country is getting the heave-ho.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Finally, dingy, discolored, or stringy towels need to get the heave-ho.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
The sad reality of getting rid of Julia, however, is that would probably mean Adriana, who is more of a fan favorite than ever, gets the heave-ho as well.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Most of the obscenely immense rules governing eduction should also be given the heave-ho.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Later, when Sony Pictures chairman Peter Guber decided to hire former Warner Bros. executive Mark Canton to head Columbia Pictures in 1991, Price was given an abrupt heave-ho, though he was reportedly paid $10 million for the inconvenience.
—Richard Natale, Variety, 25 Aug. 2025
Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda came out to argue as well and was given the heave-ho.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
A good number of plants and flowers also got the heave-ho, and the irrigation system was replaced with a new one.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heave-ho
Noun
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Ball was walking around in a boot Sunday after spraining his left foot in the first half of UConn's 71-62 win over Illinois.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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The boot by Anderson was near perfect, finding Mariana Auns in front who tried to head the ball into the goal.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In a tense call after Altman’s firing, the board pressed him to acknowledge a pattern of deception.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Not with a dramatic firing, not with a bitter exit, but with an acquisition that made my role redundant.—
Geoff Curtis,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While Proctor was a big fish in a smaller pond, his 16 career sacks and 26 total tackles for loss were impressive marks for an interior lineman.—
Mike Kaye
April 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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Lawrence has 341 tackles and 30 1/2 sacks in 109 regular-season games in the league.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The poxvirus and rabies labs lost about half their prior staff, and the CDC's malaria branch was gutted even more, according to the National Public Health Coalition, an organization of former and current CDC workers that formed in the wake of the downsizing.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The poxvirus and rabies labs lost about half their prior staff, and the CDC’s malaria branch was gutted even more, according to the National Public Health Coalition, an organization of former and current CDC workers that formed in the wake of the downsizing.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Heave-ho.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heave-ho. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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