heave-hos

Definition of heave-hosnext
plural of heave-ho

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Noun
  • But, as has been widely discussed, putting US boots on the ground would carry enormous risks, not least because possible ground operations have been telegraphed by Washington for weeks, while apparently unprepared US forces scattered across the world have been slowly amassed.
    Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
  • These would be the ground troops if the president decides to put boots on the ground.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Pentagon officials have not given a reason for the departure, which is the latest of more than a dozen firings of top generals and admirals.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Other Cabinet firings could also be on the horizon.
    Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • At least 33 bodies — including children and dismembered remains stuffed in sacks — were unearthed from a mass grave in western Kenya on Thursday, raising questions about whether the corpses were secretly moved from a hospital morgue.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Sapp was more productive while at Florida, though, tallying seven sacks his junior year, prior to a disappointing single-sack fall.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Heave-hos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heave-hos. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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