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Recent Examples of heavy lifting
Shoveling snow can strain the heart due to factors like cold air, heavy lifting, and using arm muscles more than legs.
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Manahil Ahmad, The Providence Journal, 25 Jan. 2026
And the same can be said for the other recent Megadeth albums – Mustaine’s vocals often feel like a burden to the songs, and the band’s instrumentalists do most of the heavy lifting, including Mustaine himself.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
How to safely shovel snow Perhaps the most obvious way to avoid injury during the winter is to have someone else do the heavy lifting for you.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2026
One strategy agents are taking is to do the heavy lifting of marketing and finding a targeted audience for your doc ahead of a distributor coming aboard.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
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Manahil Ahmad, The Providence Journal, 25 Jan. 2026
And the same can be said for the other recent Megadeth albums – Mustaine’s vocals often feel like a burden to the songs, and the band’s instrumentalists do most of the heavy lifting, including Mustaine himself.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
How to safely shovel snow Perhaps the most obvious way to avoid injury during the winter is to have someone else do the heavy lifting for you.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2026
One strategy agents are taking is to do the heavy lifting of marketing and finding a targeted audience for your doc ahead of a distributor coming aboard.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavy lifting
Noun
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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
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The drudgery is real, even at this income tier, as the Miami Heat wind their way though this western swing of five games in seven nights, including Thursday night’s matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Think peachy-bright, brunchy, and a little flirty without the headache.—
Lanee Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Sonny Fouts, 71, has had a headache, stomachache and trouble sleeping since seeing news reports that the 37-year-old ICU nurse had been fatally shot by ICE agents Saturday, the vet and retired musician told People.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Bong Joon-ho’s Memories of Murder (2003) used the serial killer genre to explore the country’s transition from military dictatorship to democracy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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He’s supposed to be this mastermind serial killer, always one step ahead, always so smart and devious and charismatic.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Old GPUs from Club name Nvidia are more than holding their value, which ends the big bear case revolving depreciation.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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He’d been lured from his desk like a bear from a cave and remained standing.—
Nell Freudenberger,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The victims, all elementary school students, got into difficulty in a frozen pond in Bonham, a city about 60 miles northeast of Dallas, triggering a desperate effort by their mother and a neighbor to save them, FOX 4 reported.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The project also reflects Beijing’s broader effort to anchor long-term energy security with low-carbon baseload power.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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For Joseph, a couple of these jobs look like dead ends anyway.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2026
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That should also decrease the likelihood of mass layoffs or displacement, giving workers a chance to find jobs elsewhere.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Other much-appreciated touches include breakfast available 24 hours a day, complimentary Berluti shoe shine for all guests, and the possibility of arranging in-room Bulgari jewellery viewings and sales when visiting the in-house boutique feels like a chore.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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Standing up regularly, doing chores or just walking around the home can help maintain circulation and flexibility.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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There’s no substitute to the grind.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Despite the grind of an NFL career, Jarrett is savoring life as a dad.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Heavy lifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy%20lifting. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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