heavy-duty
adjective
heavy-du·ty
ˈhe-vē-ˈdü-tē 
-ˈdyü-
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Examples of heavy-duty in a Sentence
some heavy-duty lobbying on the part of the president was necessary in order to get the bill passed
a group of heavy-duty politicians and other notables attended the gala
Recent Examples on the Web
The state has landed a $100 million federal grant for the construction of 14 public charging stations for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.
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Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Those heavy-duty washing machines, the ones that started all of this?
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Several of the heavy-duty media features fall into this category.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Hino Motors, a Toyota subsidiary that produces commercial trucks, has pleaded guilty to submitting false emissions data to regulators for more than 100,000 heavy-duty trucks.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Those heavy-duty washing machines, the ones that started all of this?
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Several of the heavy-duty media features fall into this category.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Hino Motors, a Toyota subsidiary that produces commercial trucks, has pleaded guilty to submitting false emissions data to regulators for more than 100,000 heavy-duty trucks.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Heavy-duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy-duty. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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