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                    as in heaviness
                                                
              
          
                                                      the amount that something weighs                                       
              
                             because of a back condition, I'm not allowed to lift anything with a weight of over 10 pounds                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in importance
                                                
              
          
                                                      the quality or state of being important                                       
              
                             a matter of little weight that is a preoccupation solely of the news media                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in burden
                                                
              
          
                                                      a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported                                       
              
                             those books are a heavy weight to have to carry around all day                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in emphasis
                                                
              
          
                                                      a special notice or importance given to something                                       
              
                             put extra weight on the matter by putting it at the top of the agenda                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in body
                                                
              
          
                                                      the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts                                       
              
                             the weight of the evidence supports my conclusion                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in influence
                                                
              
          
                                                      the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly                                       
              
                             as a critic he has great weight in the theater world                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in obesity
                                                
              
          
                                                      the condition of having an excess of body fat                                       
              
                             finally decided to do something about his weight and began a rigorous program of diet and exercise                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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as in to load
                                      
              
          
                                                      to place a weight or burden on                                       
              
                             weighted the car with a ton of furniture and then headed off for college                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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