heavy on
idiom
: having or using a large amount of (something)
His movies are light/low on talk and heavy on action.
She tends to be heavy on the salt.
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When Texas runs the ball effectively, Sarkisian’s offense — which is heavy on play-action passing — operates so much better.
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Cameron Teague Robinson and Sam Khan Jr., The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
The Pacific Palisades is a community very unusual to find in Los Angeles, heavy on families with young children and pets, .
—Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
Kevin Wilson, head of distribution for MGM/Amazon Studios said the slow rollout is proving fruitful as a young cinephile audience is starting to find the film with informal polling heavy on 18 to 30 year olds.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
Worse, these attacks have been heavy on armor—and easy-to-spot vehicles are especially vulnerable to enemy drones.
—David Axe, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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Cameron Teague Robinson and Sam Khan Jr., The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
The Pacific Palisades is a community very unusual to find in Los Angeles, heavy on families with young children and pets, .
—Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
Kevin Wilson, head of distribution for MGM/Amazon Studios said the slow rollout is proving fruitful as a young cinephile audience is starting to find the film with informal polling heavy on 18 to 30 year olds.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
Worse, these attacks have been heavy on armor—and easy-to-spot vehicles are especially vulnerable to enemy drones.
—David Axe, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Heavy on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20on. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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