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Recent Examples of heavy lifting
Stay visible, and let that constant presence do the heavy lifting for you.
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Sho Dewan, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Christopher’s philosophy is simple — ride out the storms, ignore the noise, and let time (and compounding) do the heavy lifting.
—Big Think, 10 Apr. 2025
Below, seven options that do all the heavy lifting for your entertainment system.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2025
Laurie, Jaclyn, and Kate are the season’s standout characters, but there’s palpable sweatiness in the challenge of connecting them to the red-herring robbery plotline while also doing the heavy lifting of separately shaping each of them.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
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Sho Dewan, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Christopher’s philosophy is simple — ride out the storms, ignore the noise, and let time (and compounding) do the heavy lifting.
—Big Think, 10 Apr. 2025
Below, seven options that do all the heavy lifting for your entertainment system.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2025
Laurie, Jaclyn, and Kate are the season’s standout characters, but there’s palpable sweatiness in the challenge of connecting them to the red-herring robbery plotline while also doing the heavy lifting of separately shaping each of them.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavy lifting
Noun
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The temperature for the first pitch was 66 degrees, a far cry from the blustery cold that added to the drudgery of an 18-3 loss in the March 31 opener.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Digital tools empower people to focus less on operational drudgery and more on relationship-building—a dynamic any brand in retail, travel, or hospitality should be studying closely.—
Jeff Fromm,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Aside from her talk about specific songs, Roan also opened up about the creative process, which can sometimes be a massive headache, despite her being known for her catalog of fun and peppy songs.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
17 Apr. 2025
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Making matters worse, China’s been a real headache for Starbucks, even before the tariffs, on increasing local competition and tepid growth in the world’s second-largest economy.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2025
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Rachel’s mother Patty Morin drew an implicit parallel between her daughter’s killer and Abrego Garcia at her White House appearance, even though the latter has never been charged with a crime.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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Moat did attract a sick fandom, but that sort of ugly love does not stay a killer’s hand.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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In the Yellowstone region, the bear’s numbers have now risen to more than 700, surpassing recovery goals set by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
16 Apr. 2025
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The total range is 424 bears at the low end of the estimate and 1,713 at the high end.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
16 Apr. 2025
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The team hopes that the discovery showing the ancient human connection to great bustards spurs more conservation efforts to keep this population from going extinct.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
17 Apr. 2025
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Such efforts have already led to the restoration of funding in Republican districts following federal cuts that impacted farmers and rural areas.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Sure enough, in early 2024, PJ took a job as an avionics technician at Tinker.—
Jenni Carlson,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The premise alone is perfectly thrilling: Four men take a job driving explosive nitroglycerin over a mountain pass.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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Each day brought a slow and steady rhythm—moving from meditating to chanting to studying the Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) to completing chores.—
Christina Fang,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2025
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By guiding Neo through households chores, Mr. Børnich and his team can gather data — using cameras and other sensors installed on the robot itself — that show how these tasks are done.—
Cade Metz,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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In a small bowl, whisk together the remaining oil, the balsamic vinegar, honey, water, garlic, a pinch of salt and a generous grind of black pepper.—
Kelly Brant,
Arkansas Online,
8 Apr. 2025
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His expertise in building systems has helped countless entrepreneurs escape the daily grind of their businesses.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Heavy lifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy%20lifting. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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