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Recent Examples of heavy lifting
And like good ambassadors to the school, veteran members of the Aggies football team, some of whom used to live in those dorms, rolled up their sleeves and helped with the heavy lifting.
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Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The pitching staff did the heavy lifting and the offense produced timely hits.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
And because the ensemble and choreographer Chris Bailey’s work are so very sharp, the principal actors don’t have to do all the heavy lifting.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
Nutella does the heavy lifting here, standing in for sugar, fat and flour and offering its milky cocoa sweetness and toasty hazelnut flavor to every spoonful.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
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Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The pitching staff did the heavy lifting and the offense produced timely hits.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
And because the ensemble and choreographer Chris Bailey’s work are so very sharp, the principal actors don’t have to do all the heavy lifting.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
Nutella does the heavy lifting here, standing in for sugar, fat and flour and offering its milky cocoa sweetness and toasty hazelnut flavor to every spoonful.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavy lifting
Noun
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The future is not about clinging to bureaucratic models but about creating conditions where people can flourish once the drudgery is gone.—
John Winsor,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Treating cooking like drudgery—another chore to perform—will likely not inspire them to adopt this crucial life skill, one that seems to be going by the wayside in the era of GrubHub and DoorDash.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If the thought of budgeting gives you a headache, there's another way to approach managing your money without tracking every expense or obsessing over spreadsheets.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Symptoms of the more serious illness include high fever, headache, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, vision loss, numbness and paralysis, according to the CDC.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The service lasted more than five hours, but the moment that stilled the crowd came when his widow, Erika, spoke of her husband’s killer in the language of absolution.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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Here's everything to know about Kristil Krug's case and where her killer, Daniel Krug, is now.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Since 2020, the center has cared for 16 mountain lions as well as thousands of other wild animals from baby songbirds to coyotes to bears.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Don’t let kids run away from the bear.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Democratic nominee for mayor also gave a speech at an African Methodist church, an effort to bridge the gap with apprehensive Black voters.—
Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
1 Oct. 2025
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The improved profitability came as Beijing intensified efforts to rein in excess supply and aggressive price wars that had hurt companies' bottom line.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Your entire life is tied to your job.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Some have said the move could have a positive impact on job opportunities.—
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Since trash pickup is every Tuesday where Wilson lives, this is a chore that always falls into her Monday rotation.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
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Parents can also build a child's emotional regulation skills by encouraging them to wait during activities or participate in simple chores, such as cleaning up after themselves, Boutakidis said.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And the day in, day out grind and all.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement All of that was just the physical grind.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Heavy lifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy%20lifting. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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