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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3
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
Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
On top of that, a gallery rail system easily accommodates different frame sizes, shapes, weights, and thicknesses, which allows for ultra-layered, completely unique arrangements.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2025
Instead of can’t-look-away infomercials, there are viral TikToks with users claiming that the devices can, like the once-buzzy weights, give your muscles more of a workout, allegedly burning more calories and aiding weight loss.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 12 Sep. 2025
Week 2 of the NFL season starts with a bang, as NFC heavy weights in the Washington Commanders and the Green Bay Packers will fact off tonight on Thursday Night Football.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Wild hogs can reach weights of more than 150 pounds and measure 5 to 6 feet long, feeding on plants and animals by rooting with their broad snouts.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
In late 2023, CMA CGM also warned Indian customers that misdeclared weights were becoming more of a common occurrence out of the country.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Plus, make sure to use weights that are appropriate for your current level of strength.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 8 Sep. 2025
The classes themselves, with their elegant movements and light weights, are descendants of those acceptable feminine exercises of yore — think of the long tennis skirt swapped for leggings and a cute sports bra.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
To maintain comparability, the weights assigned to these criteria have been held constant.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
On top of that, a gallery rail system easily accommodates different frame sizes, shapes, weights, and thicknesses, which allows for ultra-layered, completely unique arrangements.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2025
Instead of can’t-look-away infomercials, there are viral TikToks with users claiming that the devices can, like the once-buzzy weights, give your muscles more of a workout, allegedly burning more calories and aiding weight loss.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 12 Sep. 2025
Week 2 of the NFL season starts with a bang, as NFC heavy weights in the Washington Commanders and the Green Bay Packers will fact off tonight on Thursday Night Football.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Wild hogs can reach weights of more than 150 pounds and measure 5 to 6 feet long, feeding on plants and animals by rooting with their broad snouts.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
In late 2023, CMA CGM also warned Indian customers that misdeclared weights were becoming more of a common occurrence out of the country.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Plus, make sure to use weights that are appropriate for your current level of strength.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 8 Sep. 2025
The classes themselves, with their elegant movements and light weights, are descendants of those acceptable feminine exercises of yore — think of the long tennis skirt swapped for leggings and a cute sports bra.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weights
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Debt Reduction – Ongoing debt repayment can reduce interest burdens and enhance free cash flow, increasing equity value.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Moreover, some argue that the regulatory burdens of quarterly reporting have contributed significantly to the sharp decline in the number of public companies in the United States.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Rewriting burial history In the new paper, Berger’s team explained that the bodies became encased in sediment shortly after entering the cave system in at least three locations.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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Tongue-in-cheek elements stand out at the heart of the store, including a sofa embroidered to depict life-sized silhouettes of three nude bodies.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Alan Faena collaborated with the Faena Design Team and Peter Mikic Studios to create interiors that weave Faena’s signature design with local influences that honor Manhattan’s energy.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
AFAR Media,
15 Sep. 2025
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How much of that comes from your own instincts versus borrowing from past or present influences?—
Rob Wolkenbrod,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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And don't forget the mini space rover that loads into the cargo pod.—
John Mihaly,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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Garfield loads Hank with chummy physicality.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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More than 40 scientific payloads will take flight on NS-35, bringing the total number of payloads lofted by New Shepard to date over 200, according to the company.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Falcon 9 can loft heavier payloads than the old version of the Antares rocket, allowing NASA to take full advantage of the additional volume on the Cygnus XL.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Unlike legacy von Neumann architectures that have different resources available for different types of workloads, compute-in-memory designs offer more homogenous cores that can achieve higher utilization across broader workload types.—
Lee-Lean Shu,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Researchers from the Prakash Lab and the lab of Kevin Arrigo, professor of Earth system science, extracted ice cores from 12 stations and used a suite of microscopes developed by the Prakash Lab to image inside the ice.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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Subnet 34 leverages models built for Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity analysis to verify images and videos.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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FashFind leverages computer vision paired with machine learning algorithms to identify the unique attributes submitted products have—whether that’s color, fabric type, patterns, silhouette, length or otherwise.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Aug. 2025
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The show opened with capri-style cargos, shredded denim, nylon bombers, and denim spliced and tied every which way.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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China has designated the Guangxi Province port as its primary hub for handling Arctic LNG 2 cargoes, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Weights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weights. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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