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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
Options and taxes push the total to a hefty $106,092.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hefty
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Concerns are that everyone in AI is pretty much part of a massive one-way-fits-all mindset, blindly pursuing the same kinds of algorithms and approaches.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Yet even as the party showcases a solidly deep bench of experience 2028 contenders, there is a nagging narrative, mostly in media circles, that Democrats should mimic the GOP by eloping with a non-traditional candidate with a massive entertainment or social media footprint.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Owens cited those messages as evidence of a larger issue, alleging that the incident was a pivotal moment in West’s life that triggered much of his subsequent behavior.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
5 May 2025
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The entire sequence unfolds at Galilee Gulch, played in the show by a mansion on Lake Murray, just outside the state capital of Columbia, that happens to be the largest single-family residence in South Carolina, at around 18,000 square feet.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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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
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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
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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
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Compared with the stellar material they are plowed into, the neutrons are extremely dense—providing just the conditions needed for the formation of heavy elements.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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The changes the company must now make could put a sizable dent in the double-digit billions of dollars in revenue the App Store generates each year.—
Josh Sisco,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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For nearly three years the school shunned NIL and refused to adjust the admissions process for potential transfers, digging itself a sizable hole.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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This is best proof of the Turbo S E-Hybrid’s mighty powertrain.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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And yeah, the Stars’ head coach was mighty happy No. 96 got a goal and two apples to boot.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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These statistics highlight the considerable volatility typically seen in Snap stock subsequent to its earnings disclosures.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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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
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Is Fisk, who just popped a hole in a jacket, going to gradually get bigger and beefier as the rest of the season/series unfolds?—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
28 Mar. 2025
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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
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“Hefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hefty. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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