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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That involved Shorrock and a few others pounding posts in the ground, putting up heavy metal fencing and twisting metal ties together.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Although there is no entirely safe level of chronic heavy metal ingestion, heavy metals are all around us and are impossible to avoid entirely.
—C. Michael White, The Conversation, 14 Feb. 2025
Samira wants to order a heavy metals test but doesn’t think Robby will go for it.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
The small plane belonged to Vince Neil, the lead singer for the popular 1980s heavy metal band Mötley Crüe.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Feb. 2025
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Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Although there is no entirely safe level of chronic heavy metal ingestion, heavy metals are all around us and are impossible to avoid entirely.
—C. Michael White, The Conversation, 14 Feb. 2025
Samira wants to order a heavy metals test but doesn’t think Robby will go for it.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
The small plane belonged to Vince Neil, the lead singer for the popular 1980s heavy metal band Mötley Crüe.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Heavy metal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20metal. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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