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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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By Tuesday morning, utility crews were working to restore power, hoisted high on poles along streets still littered with debris.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
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Children hoisted high on shoulders, retirees on morning strolls and hundreds of others at Lincoln Park Zoo chatted in anticipation of seeing a baby rhinoceros’ first public appearance yesterday morning.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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In the five-minute work, Pau employs snippets lifted from government newsreels, most notably footage of a swimming contest held at Victoria Harbor in the 1960s showing throngs of Hong Kong citizens launching themselves into the ocean and paddling enthusiastically.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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At one point, the 4-year-old lifted the blanket, exposing his bare stomach, and Berrios-Otero’s hand could allegedly be seen appearing to be below the child’s stomach area, an investigator wrote in the warrant affidavits.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
2 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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To end the first, Jaylin Williams wound his arm back and heaved a deep ball to Holmgren, whose rangy arms reeled in the pass for a dribble and a moving 3.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Obama raised millions of dollars, produced a raft of advertisements, and took the unusual step of endorsing dozens of candidates for state legislative office.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Last June, Russian banks raised red flags on a potential debt crisis as high interest rates weighed on borrowers’ ability to pay off loans.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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“Hefted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hefted. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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