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as in to lift
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
heaved the bucket from the bottom of the well
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as in to throw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
heaved the brick over the fence
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as in thrust
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as in hoisting
to lift with effort
I heaved my duffel bag into the bus's overhead compartment
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as in vomiting
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
heaved as soon as he stepped off the roller coaster
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as in lifting
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
heaved the bucket from the bottom of the well
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as in throwing
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
heaved the brick over the fence
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as in panting
to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty
by the time he reached the top step of the tower, he was heaving
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Recent Examples of heave
Oscar Holland, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
The League Cup represented the opportunity to heave the biggest monkey in English soccer off the back of an endlessly sleeping giant.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
His last-second heave from the midcourt logo was jarred loose in the waning seconds, and No. 18 Wisconsin scooped up the ball and ran out the clock.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Yet, far from being overshadowed by the star’s appearance, Owens enjoyed plenty of additional attention for his new designs — in particular, a pair of knee-high boots heaving with a plume of feathery leather strips.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
The League Cup represented the opportunity to heave the biggest monkey in English soccer off the back of an endlessly sleeping giant.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
The art of the full-court heave, for all intents and purposes, is dying.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
His last-second heave from the midcourt logo was jarred loose in the waning seconds, and No. 18 Wisconsin scooped up the ball and ran out the clock.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heave
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Any time he is injured, Bayern’s entire left-side needs to be rewired and loses much of its thrust.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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In my opinion, this lack of respect for themselves, other students and authority stems from changes in family socialization thrust upon the school to heal all ills.—
Martin Potters,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2025
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She's recently had to cope with a considerable amount of upheaval due to the work being done on the property.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Wall Street banks just posted their biggest-ever haul from stock trading as the opening months of President Donald Trump’s tenure led to upheavals across asset classes — and the need for institutional investors around the world to position themselves for a new regime.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2025
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From wars to recessions to even the price of eggs or gas at the pump, each generation has its own memories of crises, politics, economic upturns and downturns, and storylines in its heads about how events unfolded and how they were resolved.—
Joseph Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The upturn was the result of somewhat lower mortgage interest rates and more homes for sale, said Jordan Levine, senior vice president and chief economist at the California Association of Realtors.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Wear closed-toed shoes and be prepared to move in the outdoors—the climb will happen rain or shine.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The stock market’s sharp climb Wednesday comes after four straight days of losses.—
Kevin Ryan,
Quartz,
9 Apr. 2025
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The big picture: Big infrastructure investors are eager to finance growing energy businesses as power needs for data centers, EVs and manufacturing soar.—
Katie Fehrenbacher,
Axios,
9 Jan. 2025
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The platform’s soar in popularity benefited from backlash against Elon Musk and X following Musk’s political engagements, particularly from left-leaning users globally.—
Ece Yildirim,
Quartz,
24 Mar. 2025
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At least one of those upsurges apparently was the product of social media posts quoting White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett stating that Trump was considering a 90-day pause on tariffs scheduled to go into effect this week.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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The move marked the latest in an upsurge of recession fears on Wall Street in recent weeks.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2025
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Beginning with the spot ETF approval in January 2024 the price of bitcoin and other cryptoassets – as well as sentiment – has been on an almost uninterrupted upswing.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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But the show has been on an upswing since veering into camp with its fifth season, a three-episode nadir that produced not a single compelling story.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Heave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heave. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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