as in weights
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts
the brunt of the responsibility fell on her shoulders
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With the weights positioned in front of you together, bring your arms out to the side towards the ceiling.—
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
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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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Prince Edward County is delightfully bikable and walkable, especially along the Millennium Trail and town cores.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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These new chips include eight cores, 16 threads, and 24MB of cache, amounting to a 30W maximum TDP.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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Its 12, 15, and 18 year olds are staples among sherried Scotch fans, while older age statements — like the Grandeur series and now these new 30- and 40-Year-Olds — showcase just how far the style can go.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Chicago post-rock staples Tortoise are back with their first new album in nine years.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Brunts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brunts. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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