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as in burdens
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 emphases
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 bodies
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 influences
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 loads
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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Recent Examples of weights
Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
Squeezing a tennis ball for five to 10 seconds for a few rounds is a way to start improving your strength, followed by incorporating exercises that utilize kettlebells and weights.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2025
These are most often available in lighter weights and are not really intended for intense outdoor work.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Season after season, the brand expands its proposition and taps into different occasions of use — from life in the city to outdoorsy adventures — experimenting with fabrics, weights and treatments in the process.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
In contrast to typical human behavior, ants work harder in larger groups than when alone to pull comparatively huge weights.
—Rohini Subrahmanyam, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2025
So why do the Big Four continue to use such an elaborate system of weights and pulleys to distribute their shows in an age when most of what people watch on TV now comes via streaming?
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
There are bike racks and underground parking available, and a fitness center with weights.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Layer up with cold-weather gear like jackets and gloves, add reflective accessories for visibility and safety, and mix in weights, bottle carriers and insoles to improve performance.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Dan Albano, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
This weights each category equally.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
WalletHub then evaluated the five dimensions using 45 relevant metrics, with their corresponding weights.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
Squeezing a tennis ball for five to 10 seconds for a few rounds is a way to start improving your strength, followed by incorporating exercises that utilize kettlebells and weights.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2025
These are most often available in lighter weights and are not really intended for intense outdoor work.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Season after season, the brand expands its proposition and taps into different occasions of use — from life in the city to outdoorsy adventures — experimenting with fabrics, weights and treatments in the process.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
In contrast to typical human behavior, ants work harder in larger groups than when alone to pull comparatively huge weights.
—Rohini Subrahmanyam, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2025
So why do the Big Four continue to use such an elaborate system of weights and pulleys to distribute their shows in an age when most of what people watch on TV now comes via streaming?
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
There are bike racks and underground parking available, and a fitness center with weights.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Layer up with cold-weather gear like jackets and gloves, add reflective accessories for visibility and safety, and mix in weights, bottle carriers and insoles to improve performance.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
The Orange County Football Conference weights this season’s results at 65 percent and 2024 at 35 percent.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
This weights each category equally.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weights
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Organizers said donations will help ease medical and financial burdens for the family during his recovery.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The tool aims to streamline patient intake while reducing burdens on nurses and doctors, enhancing quality of care.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The poem dismisses prevailing emphases on externals, stressing instead the formative powers of one’s inner being.—
Daniella Walsh,
Oc Register,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Together, O’Neill and Alicia navigate a rabbit hole of deranged folk singers, psychotic cops, boxing promoters, line dancing enthusiasts, and worst of all, podcasters, the truth blurs, bodies stack, and the nature of their search comes into question.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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As the bodies pile up, Thorn tries to do his duty, but trust the law to get in the way of saving the world from future Armageddon.—
Caitlin White,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The lines get thicker and wigglier and curvier, the drawings denser and more explosive, closer to comic artists such as Aline Kominsky-Crumb and Julie Doucet, both of whom DiMassa cites as influences in her interview in the new collection.—
Jo Livingstone,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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The study, which has enrolled more than 3,000 centenarians over its 30-year history, has been exploring the genetic factors, lifestyle choices, and environmental influences that appear to play a role in the longevity of people who live to 100 and beyond.—
Dominique Mosbergen,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The material withstands compressive loads more than 10 times its weight.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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Ensure your site loads quickly and works across devices.—
Ran Ronen,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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According to Gosselin, this opens the door to developing larger-scale models suitable for heavier payloads or broader applications.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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SpaceX additionally benefits from billions of dollars in contracts from NASA and the Department of Defense by providing launch services for classified satellites and other payloads.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For example, stars are fueled by nuclear reactions and radioactive decay in their cores.—
Andrea Richard,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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The inclusion of low-power cores is new with this generation.—
Wendy Sheehan Donnell,
PC Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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However, arms control agreements limit current loadings to four or five.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Weights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weights. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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