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
  • Watching that drama play out, Horsley led efforts for the county to buy Tunitas Creek Beach and to build amenities there.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The source said the WNBA isn’t speeding up its processes thanks to efforts to mock the league or manufacture controversy.
    — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of efforts
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  • According to a GoFundMe set up to fund her ongoing treatment, severe headaches and blurred vision were among the initial symptoms Katie experienced before her cancer diagnosis.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Aviation pro Andres Celis says large roller bags that don’t fit properly in overhead bins can create unnecessary headaches during boarding as crew members try to find a place for them.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of headaches
Noun
  • Again, there were far fewer serial killers in Murphy’s own tales, but the message was the same.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Nearly 30 years ago, rap superstar Tupac Shakur was headed to an afterparty in Las Vegas when he was gunned down in a drive-by shooting, his unknown killers speeding away from the scene in a white Cadillac.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of killers
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  • The strongest exhibit the bears ever had is now spending like the bulls.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In 2022, 15 years after Macy's had stopped making the bears, Santa Bear came back.
    — Derek James, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of bears
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  • Like most neighborhood kids, Wang was obliged to help with household chores after class, especially churning soymilk by endlessly hauling his uncle’s giant stone mill around.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Even routine chores, cooking, folding laundry, become the engagement itself rather than an interruption to it.
    — Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of chores
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  • The finding challenges earlier computer models that predict how nuclear fusion reactor materials handle extreme thermal loads.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • For everyday loads of shirts, pants and towels, that’s more than enough.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • 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
  • For others, the online gaming space – from Wordle and chess to blackjack and poker is a welcome respite from the drudgeries of the day.
    — Nish Acharya, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Definition of drudgeries
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“Heavy liftings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy%20liftings. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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