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Recent Examples of heavy lifting
Add a bit of human finesse, and the ideal goal is ready to go—without the heavy lifting
Leaders must reframe AI business success by approaching AI as a strategic partner, not a tool.
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John Schneider, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
And none of their stars are doing any serious heavy lifting.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 21 June 2025
But the architects better do some heavy lifting or there will be more serious questions about both of them and their offensive line.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
Overall, the umbrella can be raised and lowered with ease using the convenient crank handle that doesn’t require any heavy lifting.
—Sandi Schwartz, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 June 2025
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John Schneider, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
And none of their stars are doing any serious heavy lifting.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 21 June 2025
But the architects better do some heavy lifting or there will be more serious questions about both of them and their offensive line.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
Overall, the umbrella can be raised and lowered with ease using the convenient crank handle that doesn’t require any heavy lifting.
—Sandi Schwartz, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavy lifting
Noun
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It's meant to be a place of administrative drudgery with zero action, and yet, led by the affectionately abrasive Jackson Lamb (Oldman), Slough House and its slow horses somehow get involved in some of the most important cases of the moment.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Its advertising promised an end to drudgery through food engineering.—
John Seabrook
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
Noun
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Some headaches are related to muscle tension and can be triggered by stress.9 Hot showers or baths promote relaxation.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
9 July 2025
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These can seem like a real headache for a sole trader who does not have an HR department to take care of all this for them.—
Peter Boolkah,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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For now, at least, the answer is given clarity in the form of a curiosity-spiking club for serial killers.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
10 July 2025
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The slasher universe began its feature journey in 2016 with Terrifier, but its leading serial killer appeared in several of Leone’s short films dating back to 2008.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
10 July 2025
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In the photos, he is seen smiling and posing with a bear in the background while wearing a motorcycle helmet.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
10 July 2025
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Police departments typically do not possess the same expertise and ability as CDFW to manage and then relocate bears.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
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His comments came as national governments blocked significant merger efforts, not due to strategy, but due to politics.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Those stockpiling efforts surged this year as steep — and unexpectedly expansive — tariffs came into view and during periods in which they were postponed or lessened.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
10 July 2025
Noun
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In the first episode of the series, it is revealed that 10 years ago, Gi-hun was laid off from an assembly job at Dragon Motor, a car manufacturing plant.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
29 June 2025
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Epperson graduated from Berea High School and Ohio University and had jobs at WEWS and WUAB-TV around a 1966-69 tour with the U.S. Army.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
29 June 2025
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Weeknight dinners and Sunday meal prep don't have to be a chore with these deals on a time-saving air fryer, a compact juicer, and more.—
Jessica Kasparian,
SELF,
4 July 2025
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Josh Jung’s future Watching Jung this season has been a chore.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 July 2025
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While other editors navigated the daily grind in a visible state of exhaustion, Wintour, with her signature bob, dark sunglasses, and famously enigmatic composure, cultivated an air of mystery and authority that few could emulate.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Olsen talks about how the grind of having to earn a living, the drag of figuring out home care for young kids, has worn female writers down.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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“Heavy lifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy%20lifting. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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