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Recent Examples of heavy lifting
Stat leaders Antetokounmpo did the heavy lifting for the Bucks, finishing 33 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists for his fifth triple-double of the season.
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Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 15 Jan. 2025
As girls become women, those who enter into heterosexual partnerships often end up doing the heavy lifting of maintaining the couple’s social ties.
—Matthew Schnipper, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
The Bills have six defensive tackles on the 53-man roster, so their backup quartet of DeWayne Carter, Austin Johnson, Jordan Phillips and Quinton Jefferson will likely do the heavy lifting.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Moore also did some heavy lifting for the Vikings during the game against Rich Township, scoring 18 points and coming up with four steals in a 53-28 victory.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 15 Jan. 2025
As girls become women, those who enter into heterosexual partnerships often end up doing the heavy lifting of maintaining the couple’s social ties.
—Matthew Schnipper, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
The Bills have six defensive tackles on the 53-man roster, so their backup quartet of DeWayne Carter, Austin Johnson, Jordan Phillips and Quinton Jefferson will likely do the heavy lifting.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Moore also did some heavy lifting for the Vikings during the game against Rich Township, scoring 18 points and coming up with four steals in a 53-28 victory.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavy lifting
Noun
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What can people do to associate physical exercise more with happiness than with drudgery?—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Others probably feel Dallas could have beaten or at least been more competitive against Golden State, or still remember the drudgery of the regular season’s first half.—
Tim Cato,
The Athletic,
24 July 2024
Noun
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Severe infections may include aches, headaches, elevated fever, lethargy, rashes, and blood in the urine or stool.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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Side effects reported with valerian include headache, dizziness, skin rash, and nausea.—
Kirstyn Hill, PharmD, MPH,
Health,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And Fox is still a killer in the clutch, so Wembanyama gets to pick his spots in growing more into his superstardom.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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Among the forward group, Granlund was the Sharks’ leading penalty killer, and Celebrini will be one of those asked to help pick up the slack.—
Curtis Pashelka,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
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And throughout much of Europe, this custom was associated with animals like bears, badgers and hedgehogs that were beginning to wake from winter hibernation.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
2 Feb. 2025
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Then, in December, the National Park Service issued its final rule restricting bear baiting on Alaska lands managed by the NPS.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
31 Jan. 2025
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The effort took Howells and his team of eight nearly 24 hours, CDFW said.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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The 11-track effort featured Trevor Spitta, Zachary Moon, Paco, and MyNameIsntJMack.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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State lawmakers encouraged the dramatic growth of the data center industry by offering lucrative tax breaks in the name of bringing jobs to rural areas.—
Lulu Ramadan,
ProPublica,
5 Feb. 2025
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According to one group of development workers tracking the fallout, the aid freeze has caused nearly 9,000 Americans and far more people around the world to lose their jobs.—
Hana Kiros,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Known for its relaxed chore coats and rugged chambray shirts, Drakes began in East London in 1977 and opened its Savile Row flagship in 2019.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
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Offer to help with chores or groceries; cook breakfast or walk the dog.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Their past two games, an overtime loss at next-to-last-place Minnesota and an overtime win against Northwestern, point to the grind that awaits in league play.—
Austin Meek,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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So far as paleontologists have been able to reconstruct the ancient Earth at the time, the extinction was a protracted grind of climate and environmental change.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Heavy lifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy%20lifting. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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