massy

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Recent Examples of massy While the attempts to create massy cinema land fine for most parts, Dhawan does not quite emerge as the larger-than-life south-Indian hero set to rule the audience merely with his presence. Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024 While the attempts to create massy cinema land fine for most parts, Dhawan does not quite emerge as the larger-than-life south-Indian hero set to rule the audience merely with his presence. Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024 All objects that have mass interact with other massy objects—that’s called gravitational interaction. Wired, 6 Nov. 2019 The courtiers, having entered, brought furnaces and massy hammers and welded the bolts. Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 4 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for massy
Adjective
  • The structure of the dress included exaggerated, sharp shoulders and voluminous long sleeves.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The actress attended the 11th Annual Breakthrough Prize Awards and Ceremony in Los Angeles on April 5 and was seen with her black hair parted down the middle and styled into voluminous curls.
    Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Unlike traditional undies that have bulky waistbands and seams, these are designed to lie flat, don’t dig in, and are barely noticeable once on.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Plus, the slim case looks cool and isn’t overly bulky like some others.
    Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But the ubiquitous walls of video are a crutch in Cromer’s leaden production, creating a static disconnect between Clooney and the audience in moments that should feel the most urgently personal.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Exhausted now, his blood pressure mounting, Cassidy sits heavily, leaden, on the edge of the bed.
    Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Other sectors of the marketplace that have outsize exposure to the countries that will face the stiffest levies, such as China and Vietnam, include footwear and consumer electronics, said D.A. Davidson analyst Mike Baker.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
  • President Trump’s sweeping tariffs plan could inflict outsize economic pain on New York City, with a recession and a possible loss of up to 260,000 jobs on the table if the import taxes are not eased, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Scientists now know that birds’ brains can contain elephantine powers of recollection.
    Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
  • The elephantine dance is constant: Each load is dumped, pushed, and dropped into a pit immense enough to hold 15,000 tons of waste (more than the city’s entire daily output).
    Curbed, Curbed, 12 Aug. 2022
Adjective
  • The Illinois House of Representatives is considering a bill that would impose new, burdensome regulations on parents who homeschool their children.
    James R. Mason, National Review, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Proponents see the Trump administration's deregulatory agenda as an opportunity push through legislation that would streamline what industry calls burdensome regulations and bureaucracy.
    Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The contrast with Durant’s lumpish Johnny makes no sense.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Because both actors look like lumpish proletarian versions of Ingmar Bergman stars — Alma Pöysti, radiant yet benumbed, plays Ansa like a dish-towel Bibi Andersson, and Jussi Vatanen could be the schlump brother of Max von Sydow (with a dollop of Ryan Gosling).
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 May 2023

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“Massy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massy. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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