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as in intensive
extreme in degree, power, or effect
some heavy-duty lobbying on the part of the president was necessary in order to get the bill passed
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as in powerful
having great power or influence
a group of heavy-duty politicians and other notables attended the gala
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Recent Examples of heavy-duty
The three companies plan to become equal partners in Cellcentric, a venture focused on fuel-cell systems for heavy-duty trucks and industrial vehicles.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
At the same time, recent commercial trials in heavy-duty transport suggest sodium-ion systems are now being tested under actual operating conditions.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2026
For a gentler alternative to heavy-duty scrubbing sponges, Truong recommends using one with softer fibers and very mild abrasive particles.
—Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 11 Apr. 2026
Is there a balance between going all-natural and reaching for the heavy-duty stuff?
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2026
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
At the same time, recent commercial trials in heavy-duty transport suggest sodium-ion systems are now being tested under actual operating conditions.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2026
For a gentler alternative to heavy-duty scrubbing sponges, Truong recommends using one with softer fibers and very mild abrasive particles.
—Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 11 Apr. 2026
Is there a balance between going all-natural and reaching for the heavy-duty stuff?
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavy-duty
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Residents returning to southern villages and Beirut suburbs find entire neighborhoods reduced to rubble, with buildings flattened and infrastructure destroyed by weeks of intensive strikes.—
Kareem Chehayeb,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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One such system required only 90 million Toffoli gates, a resource-intensive operation that’s currently a prohibitively major challenge to deliver.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2026
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According to the Iranian news agency Fars, which is closely linked with its powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard, Iran typically exports around $13 billion worth of petrochemical products every year.—
April 16,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Co is one of several powerful legislators, including former House Speaker Martin Romualdez and former Senate President Francis Escudero, who were accused of pocketing huge kickbacks from flood control projects in an Asian archipelago prone to deadly floodings and typhoons.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The area that would bear the president’s name has been subject to some of the most intense fighting of the modern age, with tens of thousands of Ukrainian and Russian troops killed in the Donbas over the past few years.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2026
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What keeps it from feeling too intense or drying for combination skin is the cushion of tea tree leaf water, which helps calm inflammation.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 Apr. 2026
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Only when more members and influential insiders demand better of one another as a matter of course, before things go sideways, will there be fewer political self-detonations and shattered lives.—
Michelle Cottle,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Featuring comedy legends and late-night insiders, this sharp, entertaining documentary reveals how presidential impressions became one of America’s most influential, and surprisingly powerful, forms of political storytelling.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
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The cans, heavy even when empty, were made of galvanized steel and had steel handles on the sides.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The two are so silly, so loopily in synch, that the scene, which occurs halfway through the second act, lifts the entire show, giving it a buoyancy that has been lacking during its exposition-heavy beginning.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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However, significant barriers to entry remain, with access to both club and international matches highly limited.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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The revision goes into effect just days after one of the most significant recent rulings in the restitution space.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Ganesh’s exit from the show was announced earlier this month, sparking a fierce wave of pushback from fans of the HBO show.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Apr. 2026
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That sum would amount to more than 10 times what President Obama released to Iran under a 2015 nuclear deal, called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, that was the subject of fierce Republican criticism in the decade since.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Central bankers must be strong enough to listen to a diversity of views from all corners…humble enough to be open-minded to new ideas and new economic developments…wise enough to translate imperfect data into meaningful insight…and dedicated enough to make judgments faithfully and wisely.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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The project increases Georgia’s already strong presence in the growing defense industry.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Heavy-duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy-duty. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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