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Recent Examples of heavy lifting
Alongside what appear to be modest improvements in camera hardware, the Snapdragon 8 Elite will do most of the heavy lifting to bring significant improvements in AI, features, camera quality and overall performance to the Galaxy S25 range.
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Paul Monckton, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
One of the co-owners of the factory used to hang around the studio and hired a handful of rappers, producers, and graffiti writers to do the heavy lifting in the back.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 Feb. 2025
Rather than getting your hands dirty to clean the can, let a dishwasher pod or tablet do the heavy lifting.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2025
Tools can do the heavy lifting when writing report summaries or building decks, which saves time for strategizing, mystery shopping other brands or anything else that pushes the brand forward.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Paul Monckton, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
One of the co-owners of the factory used to hang around the studio and hired a handful of rappers, producers, and graffiti writers to do the heavy lifting in the back.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 Feb. 2025
Rather than getting your hands dirty to clean the can, let a dishwasher pod or tablet do the heavy lifting.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2025
Tools can do the heavy lifting when writing report summaries or building decks, which saves time for strategizing, mystery shopping other brands or anything else that pushes the brand forward.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavy lifting
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Demaree, who was a captain in the U.S. Army and saw such drudgery firsthand, cofounded Onebrief in 2019, getting some traction after convincing lower-rung officers that his product could automate updates to the vast planning process.—
David Jeans,
Forbes,
28 Jan. 2025
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Read more: The Best Mattresses on Amazon Keeping a clean house doesn’t have to be pure drudgery—not with a super lightweight stick vacuum or a Roomba vacuum-mop that does all the heavy lifting for you (which is a whopping 45% off for Prime members right now).—
Jessica Kasparian,
SELF,
16 July 2024
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Both conditions also involve symptoms outside the intestines, such as headaches or brain fog.5 Only celiac disease involves symptoms related to malnutrition, which occurs because the small intestine is damaged.—
Sarah Bence,
Health,
28 Feb. 2025
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Less frequent side effects can include chest discomfort, weakness, headache, rhinitis, hypoglycemia and vitamin B12 deficiency (with long-term metformin use).—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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Then there was the way Niecy Nash Betts delivered a poetic tribute to her friend Taylor, lauding the multifaceted artist for her talent as an actor, musician, choreographer and more; for her resilience amid personal strife; and, of course, for her killer body.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2025
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Detective Cordelia Cupp must investigate dozens of staff members and guests to catch a killer.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Wildlife enthusiasts will enjoy spotting moose, bears and bald eagles, particularly in the early mornings or late evenings.—
Andrea Agostni Ferrer,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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One of the very not-generic spaces for the rent: Note the taxidermy bear and double pianos.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
25 Feb. 2025
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This boycott arrives amid a national conversation about diversity initiatives, with several major companies scaling back their diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
28 Feb. 2025
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This transformation requires a conscious effort to rethink decision-making, leadership development and financial strategy.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Linking the robots was a job of magnets that could rotate to maintain adhesion regardless of their orientation.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Mar. 2025
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Some 85 percent of the 433,000 people who found a job between January and September last year were foreigners, the Bank of Spain said.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article Cleaning windows was once a chore for David Kunz.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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The company’s founders pioneered the electric wringer washer in the early 1900s, creating new opportunities for women by dramatically reducing the time spent on household chores.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Pap’s individual birthday post to himself was more focused on his grind.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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Season with salt and a generous grind of black pepper.—
Lynda Balslev,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Heavy lifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy%20lifting. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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