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1
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
Fans fought in the streets, heaved bottles, smashed windows and shouted filthy insults in the melee, which left nearly 50 people injured.
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Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
15 June 2026
Bridges fielded a pass, spun around and heaved an errant 3-pointer.
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Fred Katz,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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.
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Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
24 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.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
Ramos, from his backside, heaved a throw to shortstop Willy Adames.
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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.
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Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
Others were heaved from their roots.
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Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2026
Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
15 June 2026
Bridges fielded a pass, spun around and heaved an errant 3-pointer.
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Fred Katz,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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.
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Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
24 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 Examples of Synonyms for heaved
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Videos have gone viral on social media showing South Korea fans dancing with Mexicans, being hoisted into the air in celebration and wearing Mexico shirts.
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The first of a five-step tropical cyclone wind warning was hoisted over the northeastern coastal areas, prohibiting boats from heading out to sea.
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Stephanie Franklin, the mother of a close friend of Benning, took multiple photos of the apartment while wearing gloves and removed a bed comforter that Benning had vomited on.
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Mayes got Onaje out of bed and into the bathroom, where Onaje vomited and went limp.
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Andrew Benintendi began the inning with a single and was lifted for pinch runner Luisangel Acuña.
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Bellingham lifted his left foot to make contact with the ball, sending it to the back of the net.
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The impact threw everyone on board into the water and ripped a large hole in the side of the vessel.
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Even on a day when 2025 Nationa League strikeout leader Logan Webb threw his first complete game of the season, the Marlins managed to squeeze out five hits and two runs over eight innings.
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The crowd of 39,077 at Citi Field gasped and even applauded some when the replay was shown on the large videoboard in center.
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As seen in footage shared to X and credited to Danish outlet Billed Bladet, the Queen gasped when her son headed in her direction.
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There was also unrest in the capital Bogota, where demonstrators burned tires and hurled bricks at police.
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Mexico were being booed, booed furiously, but even that low rumble failed to drown out the whistles, hurled from the stands of the Estadio Akron with the ferocity and barb of spears.
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The loss threatened the summer learning session, but on Sunday, the community stepped up at an impromptu fundraiser that raised spirits and funds.
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He was raised in Tiberias and Eilat, outside Israel’s traditional centers of power and influence.
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The governor, at first, tossed the question to Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper.
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But the referee caught him and tossed him from the match.
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“Heaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heaved. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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