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as in massive
having great weight
that's a pretty hefty book bag for a tiny person like you
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as in large
of a size greater than average of its kind
received a hefty donation from the local business association for holiday lights along Main Street
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as in powerful
strongly and heavily built
hefty since childhood, he became a champion wrestler
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Recent Examples of hefty
The first option is a pre-loved Gucci tote bag with a hefty $1,050 price tag.
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
While that is a hefty shortfall, communities leaders are searching for ways to find the money so the project can come to the historically Black neighborhood that experienced displacement in the 1960s due to the interstate being built in its community.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
Yet there remains no resolution due to the hefty £150million valuation and the Tyneside club’s struggles to recruit a striker themselves.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Indeed, some restaurants now demand bookings up to a year in advance, often with hefty deposits required to secure the table.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
While that is a hefty shortfall, communities leaders are searching for ways to find the money so the project can come to the historically Black neighborhood that experienced displacement in the 1960s due to the interstate being built in its community.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
Yet there remains no resolution due to the hefty £150million valuation and the Tyneside club’s struggles to recruit a striker themselves.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Indeed, some restaurants now demand bookings up to a year in advance, often with hefty deposits required to secure the table.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Following its success, Netflix struck a massive deal north of $400 million to develop sequels, leading to 2022's Glass Onion and now, Wake Up Dead Man.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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This year, the event took place Aug. 3 at the Columbia Center, an office park with a massive lot that can fit all the vehicles and festivities.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Lopez’s visit to Turkey’s largest city coincided with her Aug. 5 performance at Yenikapi Festival Park during the Istanbul Festival.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Overall, the tournament’s prize purse will top $90 million – the largest in tennis history and a 20% increase on last year, which stood at $75 million.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Google has also begun rolling out two powerful filters for album searches.—
Paul Monckton,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Increasingly powerful light microscopes followed, revealing cell organelles like the nucleus and energy-producing mitochondria.—
Katarina Zimmer,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Aug. 2025
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In October 2004, Havering Council, the local government body for the Havering borough, issued an enforcement notice, demanding the owner stop adding waste to the site or face heavy fines.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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If traditional denim feels too heavy for a Euro Summer trip, consider swapping it for linen blends.—
Andre Claudio,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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With the score, Rivera surged to an early and sizable lead.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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As soon as the basic follow-up question was asked, the sizable majority in support of California’s green agenda vanished.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
5 Aug. 2025
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These ultra-compact binoculars are small but mighty.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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But this mighty American consumer has slow seasons, and the summer of 2025 appears to be one of them.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Stam had gambling issues, the court was told, and had become addicted to nitrous oxide, as well as running up considerable debts and finding his life in danger for owing money to the wrong people.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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While Quantum Computing's historical data indicates a potential positive response to its earnings report, investors should recognize the considerable risks involved.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Kevin Rathbun Steak One of Atlanta’s most respected chefs, Kevin Rathbun has a beefy reputation as a steak-master.—
Mike Jordan,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Aug. 2025
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Though beefy humanoids like Boston Dynamics’ Atlas have been able to perform terrifyingly impressive feats of acrobatics for the better part of a decade, many of those feats were scripted and the result of meticulous coding and fine-tuning by human engineers.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
23 July 2025
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“Hefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hefty. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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