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Recent Examples of hefty Options and taxes push the total to a hefty $106,092. James Raia, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025 Apple plans to shift the assembly of all iPhones sold in the US to India by the end of 2026 amid the threat of the Trump administration's hefty tariffs on China, The Financial Times reports. Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 26 Apr. 2025 The filmmaker also acknowledged his concept of an eight-episode first season shooting in eight different countries would come with a hefty production price tag. Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2025 He’s been playing on a bargain salary of $4.75 million and is due to receive a hefty raise. Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hefty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hefty
Adjective
  • In Season 1, Cassian was part of a massive prison break and an insurrection against Imperial forces in his home of Ferrix.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • This year, the Compton Cowboys are headed to Stagecoach, the massive country music festival in Indio.
    Jasmine Desiree, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Shahani also believes Nissan’s Infiniti luxury brand can grow with the new QX80 and upcoming QX60 large and midsize SUVs, respectively.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • In the mid-2000s, the fracking revolution took off, making the US the largest oil and natural gas producer in the world.
    Umair Irfan, Vox, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The death toll from a powerful explosion at Iran's biggest port of Bandar Abbas has risen to at least 40, with more than 1,200 people injured, state media reported on Sunday, as firefighters blast worked to fully extinguish the fire.
    USA Today, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The memo is the latest effort by critics of acting D.C. U.S. Attorney Ed Martin to stop his Senate confirmation for the permanent role, which is among the most powerful federal prosecutor positions in the country.
    Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Of course the roof provides protection from mid-day rays, but four heavy duty curtains add 360-degree coverage when needed, and can be tied up when not in use.
    Maggie Horton, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Everyone would keep the secret and move on with this heavy burden?
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Tether and its affiliated exchange Bitfinex will hold a majority stake and SoftBank a sizable minority.
    Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Based on advanced ticket sales, the space opera sequel is expected to generate a sizable $20 million to $22 million over the weekend.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Across the Plains states, where waves of commodity grains roll like a mighty Goliath, the percentage of farmers selling food directly to consumers is below 4%.
    Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Since 2021, PreSonus has been part of the mighty Fender Group, an American company that’s imbued with the magic of the music industry and founded by Leo Fender back in 1946 from Fullerton, California.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • There is also the considerable incentive of Liverpool drawing level with arch-rivals Manchester United’s English record of 20 league title wins.
    Andy Jones, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
  • These statistics highlight the considerable volatility typically seen in Snap stock subsequent to its earnings disclosures.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In retrospect, the 2015 title feels like a precursor to Breath of the Wild, with its sprawling open world design and technological wizardry that allowed an underpowered console to swing big with a game whose size was comparable to those running on beefier hardware.
    Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Lobel’s The red meat destination in section 134 is adding a beefy new option in 2025.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025

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“Hefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hefty. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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