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Recent Examples of heavy lifting
AirEssentials Cap-sleeve Cinched Jumpsuit When space is tight in your suitcase, a one-piece wonder like this jumpsuit does the heavy lifting.
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Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
The self-cleaning hose does the heavy lifting of maintaining the head attachment.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
Bouillon, onion powder, and garlic powder give the soup some backbone and savory flavors without any heavy lifting like sautéing in a pan before adding to the slow cooker.
—Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Baskets under the daybed do the heavy lifting of storing shoes, dog leashes, and other items that need to be readily available for quick grabs on the go.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
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Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
The self-cleaning hose does the heavy lifting of maintaining the head attachment.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
Bouillon, onion powder, and garlic powder give the soup some backbone and savory flavors without any heavy lifting like sautéing in a pan before adding to the slow cooker.
—Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Baskets under the daybed do the heavy lifting of storing shoes, dog leashes, and other items that need to be readily available for quick grabs on the go.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavy lifting
Noun
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The Arts and Crafts movement rebelled against factory drudgery and mass production.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
6 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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Regardless of the scheduling headache, there's still no indication the funding bill would pass, unless Republicans and Democrats can strike a deal on health care.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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In the year before his death, Thomas had been struggling with his mental health, as well as daily headaches and memory loss, his parents said at the time.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Erstwhile Heisman Trophy favorite Carson Beck threw four interceptions including the killer late, and was only saved from a fifth by a roughing the passer flag.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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Unlike a killer hiding in the woods, a guy who gets you in your dreams is literally impossible to hide from, and watching our plucky heroine Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) trying to resist sleep presents a new kind of awful torture.—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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The other bear species in Japan is the , which only resides on Japan's northernmost islands and is believed to be a subspecies of the Ussuri brown bear, per Bear Conservation.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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The press release said it’s not known how the bear got into the zoo, which is enclosed by a fence.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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Smaller efforts popped up in Greenland over the years, but nothing came to fruition.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Supporting the Army’s next phase The M-SHORAD Increment 4 effort is a major part of the Army’s broader modernization strategy.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While on his jobs, Colter often has close calls with law enforcement, leading Reenie, a lawyer, to swoop in and save the day.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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And most of these jobs don’t require a computer science degree or even coding skills.—
Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Turn family chores into learning opportunities Even the most mundane household task can offer opportunities to introduce your child to more vocabulary words.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
20 Oct. 2025
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But switching between games in real time is still a chore, to say nothing of trying to watch two games on different services at the same time.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Years before gaining notoriety as a movie star through his role in one of the most successful film franchises in history, Ludacris was simply another artist on the grind trying to figure it out.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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In what was a defensive grind at times, the star of the show on offense was Seahawks receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba who continued his excellent third season in the NFL.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Heavy lifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy%20lifting. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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