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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
Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
The spa There’s no spa, but the on-site fitness room has weights, yoga mats, treadmills, and a Peloton bike that sees regular use.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
Modifying workouts with weights, intervals, or terrain changes can boost calorie burn while maintaining benefits of preferred activities.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 6 Apr. 2026
That's different from the actual leak, which only contains a partial source for the AI tool, not model weights or training data.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
All the chaos culminated on social media, when former Oregon player Sedona Prince posted a video on TikTok showing a tiny rack of weights that looked nothing like the expansive weightlifting room set up for players in the men’s bubble in Indianapolis.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
Katzenback recommends four sets of five repetitions with heavy weights to stimulate bone growth.
—Hadia Zainab, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Below are my favorite options for lead and tungsten bullet weights.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
In fact, Lucy’s mom, Michelle, added that her daughter has only attempted maximum weights at three competitions — including the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio, on March 7.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Thoughtful details are everywhere, like little boxes of orange and pecan or fig and balsamic truffles from the in-house chocolate boutique, Technogym weights for in-room workouts, and Devialet speakers in the living room.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
The report weights the average price based on the volume of cheeseburger meals sold at each restaurant in order to better measure what customers are actually buying, Lachs said.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 13 Nov. 2025
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
Noun
Ilarraza said different artists prefer different types of silk with different textures, thicknesses and weights.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
The spa There’s no spa, but the on-site fitness room has weights, yoga mats, treadmills, and a Peloton bike that sees regular use.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
Modifying workouts with weights, intervals, or terrain changes can boost calorie burn while maintaining benefits of preferred activities.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 6 Apr. 2026
That's different from the actual leak, which only contains a partial source for the AI tool, not model weights or training data.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
All the chaos culminated on social media, when former Oregon player Sedona Prince posted a video on TikTok showing a tiny rack of weights that looked nothing like the expansive weightlifting room set up for players in the men’s bubble in Indianapolis.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
Katzenback recommends four sets of five repetitions with heavy weights to stimulate bone growth.
—Hadia Zainab, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Below are my favorite options for lead and tungsten bullet weights.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
In fact, Lucy’s mom, Michelle, added that her daughter has only attempted maximum weights at three competitions — including the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio, on March 7.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
Gemini 3 Pro exhibited the most extreme behavior overall, engaging in all four categories of misaligned behavior and exfiltrating a peer’s model weights in up to 97% of trials.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Thoughtful details are everywhere, like little boxes of orange and pecan or fig and balsamic truffles from the in-house chocolate boutique, Technogym weights for in-room workouts, and Devialet speakers in the living room.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
The report weights the average price based on the volume of cheeseburger meals sold at each restaurant in order to better measure what customers are actually buying, Lachs said.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 13 Nov. 2025
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
Noun
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Through interviews with other influential artists, the film highlights the emotional and societal burdens that accompany their achievements, emphasizing the importance of empathy and understanding in celebrating their contributions to music and culture.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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This quite plainly is a group of adult activists foisting their political causes onto the next generation, defining students in their own image, and asking them to carry these burdens for them.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The installation ceremony is rooted in centuries of tradition, even as each new archbishop brings distinct emphases and priorities.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
25 Mar. 2026
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With his dweeby air, pretensions and position at the helm of an active production, Arthur is the Liz Lemon of this setup, but with the emphases reversed.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
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The two bodies in the bags were recovered and transported to a medical examiner’s office for autopsy, where they were identified as Cherry and Stephen.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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The bodies, along with that of his six-month pregnant daughter-in-law, arrived in wooden coffins on a bus from Lebanon, their names scribbled on the sides.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Your life story, your influences, that's unique.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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May 21 – June 20 Fresh influences could be arriving from your wider circles.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Sometimes a quiz page loads slowly, and completing quizzes requires excessive clicking.—
Jill Duffy,
PC Magazine,
30 Mar. 2026
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This app generates a virtual computer, which then loads a computer operating system such as Microsoft’s flagship.—
Dwight Silverman,
Houston Chronicle,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Blue Ghost is designed to deliver 10 NASA payloads.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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Named after the infamous Japanese suicide pilots of World War II, these kinds of drones can actively hunt for targets, track them, and then ram into them, detonating their explosive payloads.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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To achieve such a high curvature, the team took advantage of differences in the contraction and expansion of individual layers caused by physical stresses in the material resulting from the fabrication process.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Apr. 2026
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Such moments hint at comedy, but Borgli plays them humorlessly, as authentic stresses and additional wedges driving the couple apart.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Avocado pits, peach stones, and other hard fruit cores are far too tough for your disposal’s blades and can cause serious damage.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
12 Apr. 2026
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Aeration is a method of keeping your lawn healthy by pulling finger-sized cores of soil from your lawn, says Daniel Zhao, CEO of SoilDrops, a lawn irrigation system.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Weights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weights. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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