heavy with
idiom
: carrying or having a large amount of (something)
The trees are heavy with fruit.
Her comments were heavy with irony.
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Near the border with Hungary, goulash and other dishes are heavy with paprika.
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Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
The tears had dried when Hamilton arrived at the post-race news conference, though his voice remained heavy with emotion, eyes glistening.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 7 July 2024
And across from that, a peach tree, heavy with small roundish puffs that in the fresco symbolize old age.
—Mark Schapiro, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
The garments are often structurally intricate, heavy with layers of expensive beading, tulle and lace, and, of course, weighed down by unmeasurable heaps of emotion and societal expectations.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
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Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
The tears had dried when Hamilton arrived at the post-race news conference, though his voice remained heavy with emotion, eyes glistening.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 7 July 2024
And across from that, a peach tree, heavy with small roundish puffs that in the fresco symbolize old age.
—Mark Schapiro, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
The garments are often structurally intricate, heavy with layers of expensive beading, tulle and lace, and, of course, weighed down by unmeasurable heaps of emotion and societal expectations.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Heavy with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20with. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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