heftiness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heftiness
Noun
  • The heaviness, the burning, the pain in my abdomen (which feels eerily similar but far more intense than a UTI at the same time) is excruciating.
    Via Harvest Books, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
  • This 2024 Best of Beauty winner delivers intense moisture without heaviness, thanks to panthenol (vitamin B3), vitamin E, zinc, and peptides that tackle dryness from root to tip.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The somber atmospherics and satisfying weightiness allowed Dudamel to show off his new ensemble’s soloists and sections, which have prepped for his arrival by burnishing their sonic gold.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • All of these things were done without the bulkiness or power requirements of a pump, which has been one of the drawbacks of other hydraulic haptic systems.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The gray hood paired with the plaid give you the look of layering without the bulkiness, and the plaid comes in a few different colors.
    Anna Halkidis, Parents, 7 Oct. 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
  • When Balistreri's Bluemound Inn posted the news on Facebook, customers and former employees replied to that posting with fond memories and praise for the restaurateur's warmth and generosity.
    Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Your generosity to his siblings in times of need has nothing to do with him.
    R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Financial sacrifices, dilemmas loom Norfolk military families said the shutdown had heightened the stakes of their financial choices, from comparison-shopping for the cheapest toilet paper to frequenting Costco to buy in bulk.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The experimental mode will be available to beta users in Windows Insiders in Copilot Labs, enabling Copilot to sort through your photos, extract information from PDFs, or edit files in bulk.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The magnitude of his passing is of epic proportions, and beyond comprehension.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Although the team may be surrounded by noise and adversity, the Eagles could use a trade of this magnitude to get things back on track.
    Cameron Belcher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At a time when Germany still had a monarchy, the grandness of the Reichstag’s design was intended to rival any structure the monarchy would build for itself.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Heftiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heftiness. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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