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Recent Examples of heavy lifting
Hip-Hop legend Don Pooh’s swanky eatery, find Kaine and Rim doing the heavy lifting by their lonely.
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 Jan. 2025
The Bucs have hit 40 points twice while winning six of seven to get past Atlanta in the NFC South, with Mayfield doing the heavy lifting.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Here are our best one-pot meals that do the heavy lifting for you.
—Joe Sevier, Bon Appétit, 8 Jan. 2025
All processors have either three or four GPU cores, but these are meant primarily for driving displays while the system's dedicated graphics card handles the heavy lifting.
—Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 Jan. 2025
The Bucs have hit 40 points twice while winning six of seven to get past Atlanta in the NFC South, with Mayfield doing the heavy lifting.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Here are our best one-pot meals that do the heavy lifting for you.
—Joe Sevier, Bon Appétit, 8 Jan. 2025
All processors have either three or four GPU cores, but these are meant primarily for driving displays while the system's dedicated graphics card handles the heavy lifting.
—Ars Technica, 6 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
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Other research has found that living near a factory farm is positively associated with risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and leukemia, and people who live near them report higher rates of headaches, depression, anger, and respiratory symptoms, such as asthma.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
23 Jan. 2025
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People with bird flu may get pink eye (conjunctivitis), a cough, a sore throat, a runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headaches, fatigue and fever.—
Hatty Willmoth,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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No Rylie Mills, Boubacar Traore or Jordan Botelho with a limited Howard Cross turned into a game-plan killer for Al Golden.—
Pete Sampson,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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The real killer, Rudy Guede, got off with a light sentence.—
Audrey Conklin,
Fox News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Bull or bear will be revealed and then the trend with be strong and directional.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Hence, a strange warning was issued during the storm: Don’t invite alligators, bears and other wildlife into your home.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2025
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The court’s decision foiled Knox’s last-ditch effort to completely clear herself of criminal wrongdoing in the case of Kercher’s slaying.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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When asked about potential water supply issues, Kelliher said crews are fortunate to have direct access to Castaic Lake and other nearby reservoirs for their firefighting efforts.—
Brandon Miller,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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The economy has grown by at least 3% on an annual basis for four out the last five quarters, unemployment sits at 4.1% and job openings remain strong by historical standards.—
Austin Denean,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Jan. 2025
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Earnings, jobs data, and Labor Day: What to watch in the markets this week The Labor Department’s report highlights a nuanced picture of the labor market.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
24 Jan. 2025
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Their ability to stress both the perimeter and the interior of a defense, mixed with a very physical offensive line is an outright chore to defend.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Migrants watch television, play billiards, do chores and look after their children at Rosales’ house or a rental home nearby.—
Elliot Spagat,
Chicago Tribune,
17 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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Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau said the team will carefully monitor the injury but acknowledged playing through discomfort is part of the NBA grind.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Heavy lifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy%20lifting. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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