heavy with

idiom

: carrying or having a large amount of (something)
The trees are heavy with fruit.
Her comments were heavy with irony.

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And across from that, a peach tree, heavy with small roundish puffs that in the fresco symbolize old age. Mark Schapiro, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024 The garments are often structurally intricate, heavy with layers of expensive beading, tulle and lace, and, of course, weighed down by unmeasurable heaps of emotion and societal expectations. Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024 Testers also noted whether the diapers looked and felt heavy with liquid in them. Jessica Booth, Parents, 6 Sep. 2024 Down 6-1, 4-0 to old rival Novak Djokovic in the second round of the Olympic men’s tennis tournament, the air hung heavy with sympathy, not celebration. Barry Svrluga, Washington Post, 29 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for heavy with 

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“Heavy with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20with. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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