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Recent Examples of heave-ho
Kindergarten family portraits with the artist’s name signed in crayon, a creative writing assignment, or any other piece that feels particularly sweet or impressive is worth hanging on to, but Rosenthal says the rest of those paper piles should get the heave-ho.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 16 May 2025
A good number of plants and flowers also got the heave-ho, and the irrigation system was replaced with a new one.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Cage doesn’t get a toe in the tide before he’s given the heave-ho by a pretentious group of quasi-spiritual surfers called the Bay Boys.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Even activities meant to celebrate certain groups are getting the heave-ho.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Finally, dingy, discolored, or stringy towels need to get the heave-ho.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2025
Even activities meant to celebrate certain groups are getting the heave-ho.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Charleson used to joke that she wasn’t received with open arms by many of the cast and crew, who were upset that her predecessor was given the heave-ho.
—Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 12 Jan. 2025
Finally, dingy, discolored, or stringy towels need to get the heave-ho.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2025
Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 16 May 2025
A good number of plants and flowers also got the heave-ho, and the irrigation system was replaced with a new one.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Cage doesn’t get a toe in the tide before he’s given the heave-ho by a pretentious group of quasi-spiritual surfers called the Bay Boys.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Even activities meant to celebrate certain groups are getting the heave-ho.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Finally, dingy, discolored, or stringy towels need to get the heave-ho.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2025
Even activities meant to celebrate certain groups are getting the heave-ho.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Charleson used to joke that she wasn’t received with open arms by many of the cast and crew, who were upset that her predecessor was given the heave-ho.
—Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 12 Jan. 2025
Finally, dingy, discolored, or stringy towels need to get the heave-ho.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heave-ho
Noun
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Ginny is also head over boots for her neighbor, Marcus.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Beyond this cult-favorite, RH sells all kinds of furniture, and its stores are not only beautifully designed but have tasty (and trendy) restaurants to boot.—
Erika Owen,
Vogue,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Since the firings, the agency has published two brief reports based on the 2023 survey – one on use of marijuana by people 12 years and older and one about the treatments received by adults with serious mental illness.—
Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
29 May 2025
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While many of these agreements have been deeply flawed and exploitive, the firing of Shira Perlmutter represents a pivot to something much worse.—
Sarah Montana,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Along with that, though, Johnson cited a couple of plays that likely would have ended as sacks in a non-practice setting and also volunteered that, throughout OTAs, the Bears first-unit defense had frequently been getting the better of the offense in end-of-half and end-of-game situational work.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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Stuffing fur into an old burlap sack or nylon stocking can be used to create a barrier on the edge of your garden.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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“Heave-ho.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heave-ho. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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