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heavy liftings

noun

plural of heavy lifting
as in efforts

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  1. efforts
  2. headaches
  3. killers
  4. bears
  5. chores
  6. loads
  7. drudgeries
Noun
  • Rød-Larsen's lawyer, John Christian Elden of the Norwegian law firm Elden Law, welcomed Norwegian law enforcement efforts to seek additional evidence from DOJ.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Since then, awareness and efforts to combat AMR have increased – but so has the threat.
    — Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of efforts
Noun
  • Those with the condition, which was eventually named Minamata disease, had symptoms including tremors, headaches, seizures, vision and hearing problems, ataxia, dysarthria, memory loss, and cognitive decline.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Patients may experience a very high fever, headaches, neck pain, stupor, disorientation, muscle weakness and other serious symptoms.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of headaches
Noun
  • Bret even acknowledges there may be multiple killers in this episode.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
  • On floor one, she is chased by white workers dressed as the wolfman and Ghost Face and killers.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of killers
Noun
  • Keep bears and other animals away from birdfeeders by bringing them in during the months that bears are active.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Massive bears square up in Alaska ABC News shared a video on Instagram this week of two massive bears in a tense standoff in Alaska.
    — David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of bears
Noun
  • Women are no longer required universally to stay home and handle all of the cleaning chores by themselves.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Doug worked every blue-collar job under the sun and made Tucker do chores on the farm from a young age.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of chores
Noun
  • The size and specialized nature of these loads can also create opportunities for carriers to take on new customers and routes.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Faster speeds generally mean a compromise in quality, multi-color 3D printers often waste some filament, and higher volume loads usually demand more hardware.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • Aesthetic experiences were here not reserved for museums or the elite, but folded in along with daily drudgeries.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Your inner lover girl is dying for some time in the sun, for a vacation from your usual drudgeries.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
Definition of drudgeries
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“Heavy liftings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy%20liftings. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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