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as in heaviness
the state or quality of being heavy
the weightiness of the bookcase made it difficult to move
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as in importance
the quality or state of being important
first judged the weightiness of a case before deciding to hear it
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Noun
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Satur reflected on the growing importance of Thailand on the world fashion stage, with other Thai stars making the front row during men’s and couture weeks.—
Rhonda Richford,
WWD,
29 Jan. 2025 -
The bipartisan survey, conducted by Public Opinion Strategies and Lake Research Partners, shows that nearly 74% of voters believe vaccines should be widely accessible, with 81% emphasizing the importance of maintaining U.S. leadership in vaccine development.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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That projection is based on the player’s performance in each metric over the last three seasons (five for goalies), weighted for recency where more recent seasons carry more significance and regressed to the mean.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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By emphasizing the human element, the leader makes the strategy more accessible and relatable, ensuring the team understands its purpose and significance.—
Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Related article Trump’s tariffs could raise car prices at dealerships — very quickly Tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, which provide parts to GM’s US plants, could badly disrupt the automaker’s supply chain and raise the cost of assembling cars and trucks.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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Elon Musk’s Tesla and BMW AG have sued the European Union’s executive, adding to a flurry of cases by Chinese carmakers attacking tariffs peaking at 45% on imports of electric vehicles into the bloc.—
Peter Chapman,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2025
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There are a few mildly funny moments, such as Garfield suddenly finding out he’s been wearing a collar and tag the whole time, hidden under his furry avoirdupois.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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To make the most of the full fury of its hot-cam performance, the Integra was trimmed of 140 pounds of not-so-necessary avoirdupois.—
Barry Winfield,
Car and Driver,
21 May 2020
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In a game of that magnitude, Ferdinand’s point is more valid.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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An Africa that would leave our ancestors speechless, unable to comprehend the magnitude of our joy and freedom.—
Laurel Dalrymple,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
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Generally, these wines are run-of-the mill, produced in bulk, and inexpensively priced.—
Anna Lee C. Iijima,
Bon Appétit,
22 Jan. 2025
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And so what commenced was effectively oligarchs’ purchasing independent media outlets in bulk and then donating those outlets to a purportedly independent foundation called KESMA, and on the board of KESMA are all of the Fidesz party loyalists.—
Lulu Garcia-Navarro,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Frequent impulse buys can have significant consequences.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Emergency services on the scene continue to work to eliminate the consequences.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Weightiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weightiness. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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