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as in to lift
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 to throw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
heaved the brick over the fence
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or hove
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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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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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as in thrust
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Recent Examples of heave
Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2025
At a rally for the slain child outside of the Joseph Campau Church of God on Friday, Aug. 1, the grieving father tried to get words out but couldn't through heaves and sobs.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Hannah Parry
anna Commander
sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Downtown and The Gulch Best for: Unbeatable live music in the center of the city
Downtown Nashville is positively heaving with things to do, see, and eat, from late night music to one of the most unique museums in the country.
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 5 Aug. 2025
Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
In one dugout, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner twirled changeups and heaved fastballs, asserting his dominance once again.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Additional motorsport-style heave dampers act to suppress squat and dive, giving the bespoke Pirelli Trofeo R tires a fighting chance of relaying 1,257 ft lbs of torque to the road.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2025
At a rally for the slain child outside of the Joseph Campau Church of God on Friday, Aug. 1, the grieving father tried to get words out but couldn't through heaves and sobs.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Verb
And started just heaving crying.
—Hannah Parry
anna Commander
sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Downtown and The Gulch Best for: Unbeatable live music in the center of the city
Downtown Nashville is positively heaving with things to do, see, and eat, from late night music to one of the most unique museums in the country.
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
Just seven seconds into the second quarter, Beck heaved the first touchdown pass of his Miami career to freshman slot receiver Malachi Toney, a product of Plantation American Heritage and UM’s top receiver Sunday with six catches for 82 yards and the score.
—Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
In one dugout, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner twirled changeups and heaved fastballs, asserting his dominance once again.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heave
Noun
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Hardt also upgraded its vehicle by cutting bogie weight by 45 percent, boosting thrust by 50 percent, and integrating magnetic guidance with propulsion.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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Emboldened by his trip to Beijing, Kim on Monday watched a test of North Korea’s new high-thrust rocket engine, which state media said would be used to power Pyongyang’s newest intercontinental ballistic missile, the Hwasong-20.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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He has been put in charge of a fragile minority government prone to challenges, demands and upheaval from parties on both the far left and right — as the ousting of Bayrou and his predecessor, Michel Barnier, less than a year ago, has proven.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Through two of Macron’s presidential terms, where upheaval has been the norm, Lecornu has been an unusually stable presence around the cabinet table.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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But then, like how that summer’s World Cup prompted an upturn in football interest across England, 1990 also produced a wave of players who would contribute to the English national team reaching the past two European Championship finals.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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This stock is one of the few that features an upturn in monthly momentum.—
Bill Sarubbi,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Trying to add to their attention the similar but adjusted facets associated with AGI is certainly going to be as much of a climb and probably even harder to promote.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Their ascendant depth is a big cause for the climb up the standings.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Both streams and especially sales of many of Swift's most famous albums grew considerably, and the superstar invades the Top Album Sales ranking with multiple comebacks as several classics from her discography soar.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The model is based on MicroStrategy, a tech firm that first started buying bitcoin in 2020 and has seen its stock price soar.—
Alan Suderman,
Fortune,
26 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps the biggest beneficiary of the upsurge in demand has been easyJet, which launched easyJet Holidays to fill the gap left by Thomas Cook.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Lantica Studios has been a major driving force in the upsurge of local filmmaking in the Caribbean.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Excess cash from its investments in gas production, an upswing in oil prices, or monetizing its assets via structures like last month’s $11 billion deal with BlackRock, offer potential upside.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Fine dining overall has seen a significant upswing over the past few years, Circana foodservice analyst David Portalatin told CNBC, as a post-pandemic appetite for a dining experience beyond just food has seen a boom.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Heave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heave. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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