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as in hoisted
to lift with effort
hefted his growing son onto his shoulders
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as in lifted
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
heft your baggy gym shorts a little higher—you're showing us more than we care to see
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Recent Examples of hefted
The judge also hefted an additional $250 fine to one person’s charge for taking rocks.
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Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 12 Mar. 2026
Here in our yards, long years of earth have been hefted by hand and heaped up on tarps.
—Steven Searcy, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2025
Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 12 Mar. 2026
Here in our yards, long years of earth have been hefted by hand and heaped up on tarps.
—Steven Searcy, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hefted
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After being swarmed by catcher Annabel Raftery and her teammates, Escobar hoisted the game ball that eluded her last season in a 3-0 loss to Los Alamitos in a dramatic Division 2 final.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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In Nigerian churches, fans hoisted aloft replica trophies at thanksgiving prayer services.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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With one out in the fourth inning, Trea Turner lifted a fly ball into the gap between Tucker and center fielder Andy Pages.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Ureña threw a 1-and-0 sinker over the middle and Diaz lifted it to the opposite field, just over the right field fence.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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And all around the ballpark, fans show their emotional investment with orange traffic cones – printed on shirts, turned into hats, tiny ones hung on earrings, and full-sized ones heaved unwieldily around the stands.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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Byfield heaved a backhanded centering pass to the rear post for a redirection by Moore, the Kings’ first goal of the playoffs from someone other than Panarin.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Might a generation raised on social media, a force often credited with hastening the death of theatrical moviegoing, instead prove to be its salvation?—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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Further negotiations between Israel and Lebanon scheduled this week in Washington raised speculation that the two sides could reach a new ceasefire, which Iran has demanded as a precondition of any broader diplomatic settlement with the US.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
31 May 2026
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“Hefted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hefted. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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