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as in serious
having a matter of importance as its topic
interrupted a weighty discussion with a silly question
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as in important
having great meaning or lasting effect
choosing a college is a weighty decision
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as in massive
having great weight
lifted the weighty sack and wondered what was in it
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as in solemn
not joking or playful in mood or manner
the police office looked at me with a rather weighty expression
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as in influential
having power over the minds or behavior of others
one of the weightiest figures in the field of pediatric medicine
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Recent Examples of weighty
But the potency of these pictures is never matched by any lasting consequence or stakes, or even the wry humor that is necessary with such weighty material.
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2025
The dress features a beautiful and visually weighty knot at the base of her decolletage, from which two strings of pearls wrap over her shoulders and all the way down her back.
—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 2 Feb. 2025
TikTok’s attorney kept bringing up Trump’s desire, saying that granting a temporary pause would give everyone more breathing room to work through the weighty issue of TikTok’s future.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
The release of the three men Saturday was particularly weighty in Israel because of the disorderly scenes that surrounded the release of two Israeli and five Thai hostages in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, on Thursday.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2025
The dress features a beautiful and visually weighty knot at the base of her decolletage, from which two strings of pearls wrap over her shoulders and all the way down her back.
—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 2 Feb. 2025
TikTok’s attorney kept bringing up Trump’s desire, saying that granting a temporary pause would give everyone more breathing room to work through the weighty issue of TikTok’s future.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
The release of the three men Saturday was particularly weighty in Israel because of the disorderly scenes that surrounded the release of two Israeli and five Thai hostages in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, on Thursday.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weighty
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In total, 36 people were hospitalized, and 7 people developed Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a serious kidney disorder.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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These behaviors can lead to serious side effects, from bloating and nausea all the way up to heart attack and stroke, Pasricha says.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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This Milan Design Week was an important one for Louis Vuitton.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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That’s important to bring out the best in the people around you.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Stevens, 86, suffered a massive stroke in 2016 and is currently in assisted living, according to her daughter, actress Joely Fisher.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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There was a feeling that the country was coming out of a massive crisis and that global institutions had a responsibility to help rebuild the country, strengthen its healthcare system, and make sure an outbreak like this could never happen again.—
The Dial,
The Dial,
10 Apr. 2025
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In a solemn message, Dominican President Luis Abinader addressed the nation’s grief.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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In Ireland, however, St. Patrick’s Day remained a solemn day of observance with little revelry.—
Bryan McGovern,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2025
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The Obama operatives have held control or at a minimum been highly influential in the Democratic Party’s 2016, 2020 and 2024 campaigns.—
Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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Two influential New York City labor unions that backed Mayor Eric Adams in 2021 switched their support on Monday to former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, reflecting his growing dominance as the race for mayor accelerates.—
Nicholas Fandos,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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In yet another major turn amid growing sectarian violence elsewhere in Syria, Sharaa and SDF leader Mazloum Abdi announced Monday an agreement through which the SDF would be integrated into the central government.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Collecting data from across all of Disney's consumer touch points has been a major focus for the company over the past few years, Bergman said.—
Sara Fischer,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
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On Tuesday afternoon, heavy machinery — two yellow excavators — were at work filling buckets of the remains of those homes, dropping them into trucks to be hauled away.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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Only problem was, the stars no longer shone, and the smell of impending rain was heavy in the air.—
Thomas Weddle,
Outdoor Life,
17 Apr. 2025
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Ars Technica: One of the most visually arresting images from James Cameron's blockbuster film Titanic was the ship's stern sticking straight up out of the water after breaking apart from the bow.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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Leeds also drive some of the sternest vitriol along opponents’ terraces.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Weighty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weighty. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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