heftiness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heftiness
Noun
  • Aluminum foil and air-dry clay are inexpensive, lightweight, and easy to mold, helping create a substantial silhouette without adding heaviness.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Nor can words effectively describe the inexplicable heaviness of your eyelids during a good cuddle session.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • From seasonal accessories like lightweight jackets to cozy sweaters, fall wardrobes are versatile enough for plenty of style accents without the bulkiness of clothes for colder temperatures.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • To make the most of the full fury of its hot-cam performance, the Integra was trimmed of 140 pounds of not-so-necessary avoirdupois.
    Barry Winfield, Car and Driver, 21 May 2020
  • There are a few mildly funny moments, such as Garfield suddenly finding out he’s been wearing a collar and tag the whole time, hidden under his furry avoirdupois.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
  • Though his interests were that of a pretty typical child — computing and gaming, playing the saxophone, enjoying soccer and time with his pets — he was also known for his acts of kindness and generosity.
    Lauren Costantino September 6, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • But this in charity affects people’s generosity.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Christoforous recommended buying in bulk during sales to save money throughout the year, especially for basic supplies like pencils and pens.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
  • And Governor Pritzker’s health department in Illinois is exploring the possibility of purchasing COVID-19 vaccines in bulk directly from manufacturers.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But the magnitude of the moment is unmistakable.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • It still too soon to determine the exact location/magnitude of potential impacts from Kiko.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Everything surrounding you reflected his greatness and strong style coherence.
    Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
  • At just 22, Olympic champion Suni Lee has already achieved gymnastics greatness, winning six Olympic medals.
    Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • An optimal management portfolio integrates systems thinking for ecosystemic coherence, exponential thinking for strategic foresight, abundance thinking for post-scarcity paradigms and design thinking for human-centric innovation.
    Ingrid Vasiliu Feltes, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Still, while there's not an abundance of precedents, Bespoke Investment Group reminds us that in the past when the Fed has cut rates after a long pause with equity indexes near a record, the forward-looking stock returns have been better-than-average.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Heftiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heftiness. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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