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as in to lift
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
heaved the bucket from the bottom of the well
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as in to throw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
heaved the brick over the fence
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as in thrust
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or hove
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as in hoisted
to lift with effort
I heaved my duffel bag into the bus's overhead compartment
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as in vomited
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
heaved as soon as he stepped off the roller coaster
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as in lifted
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
heaved the bucket from the bottom of the well
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as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
heaved the brick over the fence
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as in gasped
to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty
by the time he reached the top step of the tower, he was heaving
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Recent Examples of heave
Mark Carey, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
After a lot of loose-ball chaos, Hardaway got the ball in the corner and pump-faked before heaving it up.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 27 Apr. 2025
Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2025
His only misses came on a contested runner in the opening seconds and a 53-foot heave at the halftime buzzer.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Verb
Jensen duly heaves the throw-in towards the near post…
… and Wissa circles around to attack the far one as Collins is battling to win the aerial duel.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
After a lot of loose-ball chaos, Hardaway got the ball in the corner and pump-faked before heaving it up.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
Oceanside discus thrower Jayden Gibbs climbed to the top of the list in the boys discus with a heave of 162-8 — well beyond his previous mark of 155-6.
Canyon Crest Academy’s Amaya Estes, already No. 1 in the long jump, improved that mark to 18-9 ¾ in the Division 1 meet at Del Norte.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2025
His only misses came on a contested runner in the opening seconds and a 53-foot heave at the halftime buzzer.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Noun
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But the thrust is also Hampton and Harrison’s battle.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
29 May 2025
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Super Heavy is the largest piece of the Starship launch system and consists of a 232-foot (71-meter) steel cylinder, fuel tanks, and all 33 rocket engines that give the initial burst of thrust at liftoff.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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His resignation, fueled by discontent over his family’s apparent lavish spending and luxurious lifestyle, marks the latest political upheaval in the Asian nation’s longstanding fight against corruption.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
3 June 2025
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Anti-immigration politics threw the Dutch and German governments into upheaval amid growing nationalist sentiment in Europe.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
3 June 2025
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Preceding the upturn, the ratio saw a significant downdraft in Q1 that resulted in a breakdown, indicating a bearish shift in XLK’s relative strength trend.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
12 May 2025
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Still, breaking a 21-game duck did not result in an upturn in form.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Sure enough, Saturday evening’s result helped Sporting KC (4-8-4) climb into 12th place in Major League Soccer’s Western Conference, just four points shy of a coveted postseason berth.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2025
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Mike Tobin opens up on 'arduous' Mount Everest climb Fox News senior correspondent Mike Tobin shares details on his training regimen and the challenges of reaching Mount Everest's summit to raise awareness for the suicide rate among U.S. veterans and first responders.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2025
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The gambit was pioneered by Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the enterprise software company formally known as MicroStrategy that has acquired more than $40 billion in Bitcoin and seen its share price soar.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
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Within 20 minutes of receiving the signal, the team saw the thruster heaters' temperature soar — a clear sign that the backup thrusters were firing as planned.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
15 May 2025
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The powder keg situation in the town is stoked primarily by the upsurge in Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of George Floyd’s murder by a white Minneapolis cop.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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The brief upsurge for markets in response to potential tariff negotiations, however, indicated eagerness among investors for a thaw in global trade tensions, Feinseth added.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Stocks ended the week on an upswing, propped up by a better-than-expected jobs report and a rebound for Tesla , with the S & P 500 trading above 6,000 to sniff its all-time high.—
Jesse Pound,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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Barring a significant upswing in legislative support, which is increasingly unlikely as Republicans grapple with the deficit-boosting implications of the One Big Beautiful Bill currently making its way through Congress, the future of DOGE stimulus is doubtful.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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“Heave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heave. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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