1
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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2
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
Jessie Quinn, Flow Space, 7 Nov. 2025
Honda will position batteries on the platform around the center of vehicles instead of at the rear, and adjust load-bearing for different vehicle weights using fewer unique parts.
—Daniel Leussink, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Technology stocks were the heaviest weights on the market, especially companies with huge values that give them outsize influence over the broader market’s direction.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
The cash payments have also led to higher birth weights and longer breastfeeding periods for babies, the Bridge Project says, both of which signal healthier starts to a child's life.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
The lid got heavier over time, just like increasing weights in human strength training.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Playful objects and artworks, including vintage Longchamp pieces such as cigarette dispensers, tobacco weights and gaming tracks, tell of the brand’s storied past, one that began as a producer of tobacco pipe coverings.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
These roles can be physically demanding, and you will be expected to stand for long periods, lift moderate weights and move quickly in busy situations.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Beam angles set tile weights and can be positive or negative.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Eligible users can download the model weights on Hugging Face, OpenAI said.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
The mechanisms that enable replication—the model weights themselves, the precise optimization subroutines, the engineering tricks that enhance model capabilities—deserve tight custody.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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
Noun
Roser also recommends wearing these vests for moves where having weights in your hands is challenging, such as side lunges, side squats, and sumo squats.
—Jessie Quinn, Flow Space, 7 Nov. 2025
Honda will position batteries on the platform around the center of vehicles instead of at the rear, and adjust load-bearing for different vehicle weights using fewer unique parts.
—Daniel Leussink, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Technology stocks were the heaviest weights on the market, especially companies with huge values that give them outsize influence over the broader market’s direction.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
The cash payments have also led to higher birth weights and longer breastfeeding periods for babies, the Bridge Project says, both of which signal healthier starts to a child's life.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
The lid got heavier over time, just like increasing weights in human strength training.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Playful objects and artworks, including vintage Longchamp pieces such as cigarette dispensers, tobacco weights and gaming tracks, tell of the brand’s storied past, one that began as a producer of tobacco pipe coverings.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
These roles can be physically demanding, and you will be expected to stand for long periods, lift moderate weights and move quickly in busy situations.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Beam angles set tile weights and can be positive or negative.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
Pappalardo, described by police as a White with brown hair and green eyes who weights about 150 lbs.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Eligible users can download the model weights on Hugging Face, OpenAI said.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
The mechanisms that enable replication—the model weights themselves, the precise optimization subroutines, the engineering tricks that enhance model capabilities—deserve tight custody.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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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Conclusion Electric roads offer a transformative approach to decarbonizing transport and reducing battery burdens.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Since 1980, countries have signed more than 2,600 bilateral and multilateral investment treaties that protect investors from national expropriation, trade discrimination, and undue regulatory burdens.—
JESSICA F. GREEN,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Nov. 2025
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His emphases rarely translated from meeting rooms and press conferences onto the field.—
Nashville Tennessean,
Nashville Tennessean,
14 Oct. 2025
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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
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During the final week, the crew worked nonstop for sixty hours in a heat wave that parched energy and drained our bodies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, the founder of Black Girls Pole and co-founder of SADA, a pole studio in Brooklyn, Dalijah, finds her home in helping Black women reconnect with their bodies through movement.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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Originally from Puglia, Bowerman is unafraid to introduce global flavors into her Italian cooking, often drawing upon Asian influences.—
Nina Ruggiero,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Nov. 2025
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The menu at 1923 is inspired by the fusion of cultural flavors found throughout California, including Asian, European and South American influences.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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Despite taking in eight to 12 tractor trailer loads a day, Cooper said the demand for food items is greater than the supply, so the inventory is starting to shrink.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
4 Nov. 2025
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At the Guigò Lab of the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona, a technician loads a sample into a genome sequencing machine.—
Glenn Zorpette,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Nov. 2025
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Researchers have developed a new algorithm that can help multiple drones work together to control and transport heavy payloads.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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While the details remain classified, the goal is to build and launch a network of hundreds of spy satellites—or maybe more—with specialized intelligence payloads into low earth orbit.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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His work as The Arizona Republic’s consumer travel reporter aims to help readers navigate the stresses of traveling and get the best value for their money on their vacations.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Researchers have noted that the focus of community, culture and family structures within Indigenous populations can protect against some early-life stresses and social isolation, a risk factor for neurodegenerative disease.—
Holly J. McDede,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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This indicated that these sediment cores could indeed identify areas where human remains were located at a site, Meyer-Kaiser said.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Stars form when massive clouds of frigid molecular gas begin to fragment and collapse, producing dense cores where stars begin to coalesce.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Weights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weights. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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