heavy metal
noun
1
: a metal of high specific gravity
2
: energetic and highly amplified electronic rock music having a hard beat
Borrowing elements of everything from grunge to progressive rock, from gospel to heavy metal …—
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He listens to heavy metal.
lead, gold, and other heavy metals
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Toxic heavy metals like arsenic and lead are trapped within these sediments rather than flowing out to sea.
—Tom Howarth
follow, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Only a small fraction of the injuries come from heavy metals that emit radiation from within the body.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
When shopping for your cinnamon coffee cake or pumpkin pie recipes this fall, Thomason recommends sticking to brands of cinnamon that test for heavy metals, or have been deemed safe by a reputable third party.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
The Brothers Patterson — Dan, 48, Joel, 45, and Andy, 43 — all work together making doors, tables, hearths, and other works of art out of metal and spend their spare time playing heavy metal music together.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
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Tom Howarth
follow, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Only a small fraction of the injuries come from heavy metals that emit radiation from within the body.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
When shopping for your cinnamon coffee cake or pumpkin pie recipes this fall, Thomason recommends sticking to brands of cinnamon that test for heavy metals, or have been deemed safe by a reputable third party.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
The Brothers Patterson — Dan, 48, Joel, 45, and Andy, 43 — all work together making doors, tables, hearths, and other works of art out of metal and spend their spare time playing heavy metal music together.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Heavy metal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20metal. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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