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Recent Examples of heavy lifting
Tools can do the heavy lifting when writing report summaries or building decks, which saves time for strategizing, mystery shopping other brands or anything else that pushes the brand forward.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Luckily, Saatva does the heavy lifting for shoppers with free mattress removal and in-room setup and delivery.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
And having already proven her scary-movie bona fides with last year’s Heretic, Thatcher does a lot of the heavy lifting here, and brings a real sense of brokenhearted bewilderment, existential dread, and eventually, an avenging-angel sense of righteousness to Iris.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
Cumberbatch shared his reasons for signing onto the film, both as the star on whom most of the emotional heavy lifting falls and as producer.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Luckily, Saatva does the heavy lifting for shoppers with free mattress removal and in-room setup and delivery.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
And having already proven her scary-movie bona fides with last year’s Heretic, Thatcher does a lot of the heavy lifting here, and brings a real sense of brokenhearted bewilderment, existential dread, and eventually, an avenging-angel sense of righteousness to Iris.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
Cumberbatch shared his reasons for signing onto the film, both as the star on whom most of the emotional heavy lifting falls and as producer.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavy lifting
Noun
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Lots of factors seem to underpin the sense of drudgery and potential depression.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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What can people do to associate physical exercise more with happiness than with drudgery?—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The parasites' arrival in the central nervous system is often marked by a headache.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Feb. 2025
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Your child shows physical signs of stress like frequent headaches, stomachaches, or changes in appetite.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Parents,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The story follows ex-addict Kirsty, played by Simone McIntyre, who risks her new life by re-entering the brutal world of heroin and prostitution, and unknowingly the stalking grounds of a serial killer, to save her best friend Becky, played by Bear Thompson.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
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Trending Nationally Massachusetts loses domestic residents, gains migrants: report Jack the Ripper victim’s family demands investigation after alleged DNA ID of killer The price of eggs just hit an all-time high.—
Lorraine Mirabella,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Two is indeed the sweet spot for this trilogy of movies based on the beloved books by Michael Bond about a Peruvian British bear in a blue overcoat and red hat.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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The third installment featuring the beloved bear is sure to be a hit with kids and parents.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Instead, her life was turned upside down last week after President Donald Trump’s administration began instituting mass layoffs as part of an aggressive effort to trim the federal workforce.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Yet smothering defense, tireless effort and relentless rebounding fueled another win for St. John’s (22-4).—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Another was fired just a month into her job after relocating more than 1,700 miles to take it.—
Zac Anderson,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Some may return to work, but the lack of job stability under an administration that has said its goal is to shrink the federal workforce may prompt some to start looking for new jobs in the private sector, the source said.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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These include everything from household chores to personal business.—
Harriette Cole,
The Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2025
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Life often slows down in the winter: fewer guests, fewer plans, chores put off due to 5 p.m. sunsets.—
Lori Keong,
Architectural Digest,
6 Feb. 2025
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She’s spared her teenage son, Jasper, from that grind.—
Matthew Schneier,
Vulture,
29 Jan. 2025
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As hectic school schedules, in-office work and social events roared back to life in the years following the pandemic, Americans have found themselves, well, exhausted by the daily grind.—
Sonal Dutt,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Heavy lifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy%20lifting. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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