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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Meta has shown an increasingly heavy hand in moderating what users can share on Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Kevin Collier, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024 The group's heavy hand generated protests from the Lebanese people — even Shi‘ite Muslims — who decried the corruption of Lebanon’s parliament, which Hezbollah essentially controlled, and its willingness to allow Iran to violate Lebanese sovereignty. Ibrahim Al-Marashi / Made By History, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024 Arrays of homeowner associations and special taxing districts oversee the villages, and the Irvine Company maintains a heavy hand in the city. Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024 Tkachuk had a heavy hand in getting the Panthers to the doorstep of their ultimate goal in Year 1. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for heavy hand 

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“Heavy hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20hand. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

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