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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
Pragnell also points out that tax may be pretty hefty, with obligations in both New Zealand and the United States accounting for around 35 per cent of the earnings, while there may be some individual taxes to consider too.
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Adam Crafton, New York Times, 27 June 2025
California community college officials are working to overcome a serious predicament involving hundreds of thousands of fake students and hefty financial aid losses.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Investors have a hefty weighting to tech in S&P 500 index funds and ETFs this year, where the top tech stocks represent over 30% of the index.
—Meredith Mutter, CNBC, 23 June 2025
Boasting many inner pockets to house your eyeshadow palettes, sunscreens, settings powders, and other go-tos, its hefty capacity just might surprise you.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
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Adam Crafton, New York Times, 27 June 2025
California community college officials are working to overcome a serious predicament involving hundreds of thousands of fake students and hefty financial aid losses.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Investors have a hefty weighting to tech in S&P 500 index funds and ETFs this year, where the top tech stocks represent over 30% of the index.
—Meredith Mutter, CNBC, 23 June 2025
Boasting many inner pockets to house your eyeshadow palettes, sunscreens, settings powders, and other go-tos, its hefty capacity just might surprise you.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hefty
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Energy Prices The war between Israel and Iran had evoked fears of a regional conflict that results in massive civilian casualties, and disrupts the flow of energy and other trade through the region.—
Sara Braun,
Fortune,
22 June 2025
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SpaceX's massive Starship exploded in a spectacular fiery blaze during a routine engine test in Texas – raising questions about what's next for Elon Musk's spaceflight company.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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Never mind that the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union was the largest women’s organization in the U.S. and provided public speaking opportunities for women at a time this was almost unheard of.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
23 June 2025
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Heat alerts from the National Weather Service were in place June 20 across large swaths of the central and eastern U.S. How long will the heat last?—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
22 June 2025
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Letlow is the only woman in the state's congressional delegation and sits on the powerful Appropriations Committee, state officials noted.—
June 27,
CBS News,
27 June 2025
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This could unlock powerful use cases beyond assistive tech for people with paralysis.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Make sure the soil at the planting site drains within one hour following heavy rain, as peach trees do not tolerate soggy soil.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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Thousands of motorists were stranded for more than eight hours along a section of rural interstate highway in southern West Virginia early Friday after a mudslide caused by heavy rains blocked a storm drain the previous night, flooding and completely shutting down the northbound lanes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 June 2025
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Bezos has also pledged to make sizable charity donations, including €1 million to Corila — an academic consortium dedicated to studying Venice’s lagoon ecosystem — according to Corriere della Sera and Italy’s ANSA news agency.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
23 June 2025
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According to the Energy Information Administration, China’s primary oil sources are Russia, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Iraq and Oman, although a sizable portion of Malaysia’s exports are actually relabeled or transferred from Iran.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
23 June 2025
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Even the mighty Premier League has had to throw in more content, spread out over the weekend, to get the same amount of money from its domestic partners.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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The mighty men of Metallica — vocalist-guitarist James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich, lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo — seemed absolutely thrilled to be back home and rocking out in front of 55,000-plus local fans.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
22 June 2025
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News of the plan, which was developed by city administrators but has not been publicly vetted or discussed, has provoked considerable consternation in political, downtown, cultural and preservation circles.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2025
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Fraser has come under considerable scrutiny for the latest Citi revamp.—
Luisa Beltran,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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These hefty meatloaf sandwiches are juicy, very beefy, and crowned with a sweet ketchup glaze.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
10 June 2025
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This is a beefy AI workstation with an Nvidia GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra Desktop Superchip, cramming server-grade Grace Blackwell hardware into a single motherboard.—
Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
24 May 2025
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“Hefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hefty. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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