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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
But some apps gobble up data, which risks racking up hefty roaming fees, so check if your phone carrier has an international roaming package.
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ABC News,
1 July 2026
Beni’s annual archive sale has arrived, with hefty discounts across hundreds of ready-to-ship rugs.
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Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
1 July 2026
Best Buy has Apple's best ultraportable on sale for $300, bringing the hefty $2,899 list price down a few notches to $2,599.
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Kelsey Fogarty,
PC Magazine,
1 July 2026
The original Game of Thrones dragon eggs are up for auction and expected to fetch a hefty price.
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Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 June 2026
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ABC News,
1 July 2026
Beni’s annual archive sale has arrived, with hefty discounts across hundreds of ready-to-ship rugs.
—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
1 July 2026
Best Buy has Apple's best ultraportable on sale for $300, bringing the hefty $2,899 list price down a few notches to $2,599.
—
Kelsey Fogarty,
PC Magazine,
1 July 2026
The original Game of Thrones dragon eggs are up for auction and expected to fetch a hefty price.
—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for hefty
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Atlanta Braves at Truist Park A massive Braves block party will take place in Truist Park on Saturday, with flyovers, baseball, fireworks and more.
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Artist Stan Herd created a massive quarter-acre Algerian flag earthwork near the Lied Center on west campus.
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Several large merchant ships used the southern route on Sunday heading for ports in the Gulf, according to ship tracking service Marine Traffic.
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Someone in the Mamdani administration should look at what happened in the 1970s and ’80s when the city became the largest landlord in the five boroughs.
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Seconds later, a powerful explosion blasted through the doorway, shattering windows and sending vertical blinds and debris flying as firefighters quickly retreated from the building.
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The brothers bonded over the game, but in his work, Grant so frequently provided a microphone for the voices a powerful organization would rather hush.
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The lightweight, double-layered design offers extra coverage without feeling heavy, while the stretchy waistband and flowy design keep it comfortable all day.
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Look for a dense melon that's heavy for its size because it'll be packed with more juice, more sugar and more flavor.
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The hard-right Vox party at one stage even reached out to Latinos, now a sizable voting bloc, assuming that Catholic, Evangelical, and anti-Communist members of those communities would share right-wing values.
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Other states with sizable contingents include West Virginia, Nebraska, Florida and Louisiana.
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These small but mighty earbuds promise superior sound quality and noise cancellation in their compact, ergonomic design.
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Westeros will be engulfed in flames as the Dance of the Dragons sweeps away knights riding their mighty creatures and entire armies.
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The amount was $2, but in a world where a farmworker’s wages might only be $5 a day, that was substantial, said Dahmer’s son, Dennis Dahmer Sr.
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The breadth of the acquisition represented by the two gifts establishes the Menil Collection as one of the most substantial repositories of Winters’ work in the United States, the museum said.
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Those beefy Parisian security boys seem ready for anything, including the heat, non?
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The service offers a beefy selection of email templates and a host of autoresponders.
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“Hefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hefty. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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