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as in hoisted
to lift with effort
I heaved my duffel bag into the bus's overhead compartment
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2
as in vomited
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
heaved as soon as he stepped off the roller coaster
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as in lifted
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
heaved the bucket from the bottom of the well
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as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
heaved the brick over the fence
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as in gasped
to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty
by the time he reached the top step of the tower, he was heaving
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Recent Examples of heaved
And all around the ballpark, fans show their emotional investment with orange traffic cones – printed on shirts, turned into hats, tiny ones hung on earrings, and full-sized ones heaved unwieldily around the stands.
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Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
Byfield heaved a backhanded centering pass to the rear post for a redirection by Moore, the Kings’ first goal of the playoffs from someone other than Panarin.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
To end the first, Jaylin Williams wound his arm back and heaved a deep ball to Holmgren, whose rangy arms reeled in the pass for a dribble and a moving 3.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
In an earlier game this season, Brunson heaved a half court shot as an opponent attempted to intentionally fouled Robinson away from the ball.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
Ramos, from his backside, heaved a throw to shortstop Willy Adames.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
The historian Cassius Dio heaved a sigh of relief that those women who entered the arena under Titus were not from the elite.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Others were heaved from their roots.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent floods had heaved mountains of driftwood and debris onto the shorelines.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
Byfield heaved a backhanded centering pass to the rear post for a redirection by Moore, the Kings’ first goal of the playoffs from someone other than Panarin.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
To end the first, Jaylin Williams wound his arm back and heaved a deep ball to Holmgren, whose rangy arms reeled in the pass for a dribble and a moving 3.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
In an earlier game this season, Brunson heaved a half court shot as an opponent attempted to intentionally fouled Robinson away from the ball.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
Ramos, from his backside, heaved a throw to shortstop Willy Adames.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
The historian Cassius Dio heaved a sigh of relief that those women who entered the arena under Titus were not from the elite.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Others were heaved from their roots.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent floods had heaved mountains of driftwood and debris onto the shorelines.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heaved
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After being swarmed by catcher Annabel Raftery and her teammates, Escobar hoisted the game ball that eluded her last season in a 3-0 loss to Los Alamitos in a dramatic Division 2 final.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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In Nigerian churches, fans hoisted aloft replica trophies at thanksgiving prayer services.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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The same 2008 study found that only about 9 percent of dogs seemed sick before grazing, and only around 22 percent regularly vomited after.—
Niranjana Rajalakshmi,
Popular Science,
4 June 2026
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Own the fact that this song is epically corny and sounds like ChatGPT vomited into a microphone.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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But that could change soon as the Bank of Japan has been hiking rates while hotter inflation has lifted Japanese government bond yields, which are now looking more attractive and emerging as an alternative to Treasury bonds.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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The Red Sea fest and market held in city of Jeddah, on the Red Sea’s eastern shore, was established in 2019, with its inaugural edition taking place in 2020, two years after Saudi Arabia lifted its 35-year ban on commercial movie theaters.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
6 June 2026
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Fortunately for the Trojans, Adrian Lopez alertly threw home to easily nail Hacopian by several feet to end the inning.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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The pitcher threw one pitch behind Crow-Armstrong and the another over his head.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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As guests gasped, the groom and another groomsman rushed to Williams' aid and helped him back up.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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The crowd gasped, then erupted in cheers.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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When police tried to close the park, crowds hurled bricks, bottles, rocks, sticks, chairs and other debris, the Tribune reported.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
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Game 1 of the NBA Finals was a rowdy one, between a fan crashing the court to take a selfie with Spurs star Victor Wembanyama and an investigation launched by the NBA after an attendee hurled crude remarks at Brunson.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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Lenny, who was born and raised on Maui, caught his first wave at Cove Park in Kihei at age four, was windsurfing by age six, and was tackling giant waves in his teens.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Filings show that between January and March, Schmidt raised about $177,000.—
Matthew Kelly
Updated June 7,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2026
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Pacheco’s absence hurt Covina (16-13-1), which threw five wild pitches in the dirt after the catcher was tossed.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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Young also tossed a deep ball to him in 11-on-11 work early in practice, but that was broken up by cornerback Jaycee Horn.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Heaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heaved. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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