heavy hand
noun
—used to say that something has been done without delicacy or with too much force
a cook who has a heavy hand with the salt
went at the task with a heavy hand
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Here's what unfolded The National Guard deployment, along with statements from Trump and other officials, has raised the specter of further executive actions while the administration takes a heavy hand in responding to the demonstrations and tensions escalate.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Los Angeles, a city rooted as much in Hollywood as its rich immigrant communities, is not one to be idle as Washington takes a heavy hand.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 9 June 2025
Echoing his time as a prelate in Argentina, Pope Francis was at times criticized from both sides of the aisle for his heavy hand enforcing Catholic unity on national and international levels.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
But here, King and Flanagan do it without a heavy hand on the macabre, even though the initial canvas is only a short-story format.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 6 June 2025
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Los Angeles, a city rooted as much in Hollywood as its rich immigrant communities, is not one to be idle as Washington takes a heavy hand.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 9 June 2025
Echoing his time as a prelate in Argentina, Pope Francis was at times criticized from both sides of the aisle for his heavy hand enforcing Catholic unity on national and international levels.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
But here, King and Flanagan do it without a heavy hand on the macabre, even though the initial canvas is only a short-story format.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 6 June 2025
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“Heavy hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20hand. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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