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Recent Examples of heavy lifting
Allowing the faux croc to do the heavy lifting, the sole unit is rendered entirely in black.
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Technologies debuted a new business concept at IAA Mobility designed to do that heavy lifting for automakers.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Fabrique d’Images in Luxembourg did much of the heavy lifting, including production design, Germany’s Studio Rakete handled lighting, and the bulk of the animation work was run through Assemblage Entertainment in India.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Jarred caramel sauce does the heavy lifting, mingling with apple pie filling, spice cake mix, butter, and pecans.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Technologies debuted a new business concept at IAA Mobility designed to do that heavy lifting for automakers.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Fabrique d’Images in Luxembourg did much of the heavy lifting, including production design, Germany’s Studio Rakete handled lighting, and the bulk of the animation work was run through Assemblage Entertainment in India.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Jarred caramel sauce does the heavy lifting, mingling with apple pie filling, spice cake mix, butter, and pecans.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavy lifting
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Such is life in Marthaland, where homemaking tasks are plucked from the realm of everyday drudgery and elevated to a pure pursuit of excellence.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Despite tech companies’ promises about the capabilities of generative AI, the technology has frequently fallen short of its promoters’ lofty ambitions to streamline drudgery and free up humans to do more creative, fulfilling work.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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For the patents on some of Novo Nordisk’s hero products in certain regions to be running out is an inevitable headache—companies can only hold them for so long before competitors are able to launch their own products.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Symptoms may include diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headaches or other ailments.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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If confirmed by future research, the approach could provide a powerful new weapon to fight heart disease, the nation's leading killer, freeing people from the need to take statins and other cholesterol-lowering drugs every day.—
NPR,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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And a lot of things about serial killers get amplified in a way that can be dangerous.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The guilds will have new, more specific asks, and industry anger around AI is still strong enough that the studios would be dumb to poke the bear any further.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
6 Jan. 2026
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The man was wearing a dark hat, left the store, and then about 20 minutes later returned to the same display case, this time wearing a bright orange bears hat, and allegedly stealing more.—
Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Even as federal funding resumes, local colleges, businesses and nonprofits are joining county agencies in maintaining relief efforts for as long as Sacramento-area residents need them.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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The first Black cemetery in Tarrant County, home to the remains of more than 500 veterans, was rededicated on Veterans Day after a months-long restoration effort.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Nov. 2025
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Essentially, your job is to compile a paper trail that proves your chain of heritage going back to your grandparent is intact.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Nov. 2025
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The head of the air traffic controllers union emphasized this week that the controllers were not walking off the job as part of an organized protest and were committed to their work.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
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Use that saved time for connecting Simply outsourcing chores isn’t a magic fix, however.—
Tracee M. Herbaugh,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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No matter how lovely your laundry room might be, doing laundry is still a chore—and a chore that can run up your energy bill.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
6 Jan. 2026
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Myers, who wrote the film with Geoff Bakken, has delivered a uniquely modern take on corporate grind that does not shy away from body horror.—
William Earl,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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For me, the feeling of nailing a big, screen-clearing combo while the music swells to a crescendo is well worth the grind.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Heavy lifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy%20lifting. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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