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as in weight
the amount that something weighs
some synthetic fabrics are nice and warm, but I prefer wool because it has more heft
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as in influence
the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly
as a former senator, he still had some heft in political circles
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as in bulk
archaic
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts
the heft of the wainwright's business had been the building of hay wagons
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as in to lift
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
heft your baggy gym shorts a little higher—you're showing us more than we care to see
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
It’s made from a soft, absorbent blend of cotton and bamboo and has a heft that makes the robe feel like a hug (think: calming weighted blanket).
—Abbey Stone, SELF, 7 Oct. 2024
Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 3 Sep. 2023
In his backyard, Andy Muñoz hefted his oxygen machine onto his lap to sit on a swing beside his son.
—Vivian Ewing, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2023
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Noun
Her voice is still honeyed, but also coated with enough heft to handle this brawnier output.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
It’s made from a soft, absorbent blend of cotton and bamboo and has a heft that makes the robe feel like a hug (think: calming weighted blanket).
—Abbey Stone, SELF, 7 Oct. 2024
Verb
Each Wolfram hefts a boxy launcher with cells to launch eight Brimstones (out of over 600 donated), with an effective range of 12 miles, or 24 miles using Brimstone 2s.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 3 Sep. 2023
In his backyard, Andy Muñoz hefted his oxygen machine onto his lap to sit on a swing beside his son.
—Vivian Ewing, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2023
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What motivated you five years ago might not hold the same weight now, and that’s okay.Akin Akinpelu, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Make sure everything is attached properly to hold weight, especially for pieces that require at-home assembly.Medea Giordano, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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Such a test would be a sign of China’s weakening influence over Pyongyang and could spur Seoul to try to acquire nuclear weapons of its own—a position that both South Korea and the United States officially oppose but is gaining traction in Western policy circles.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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Powell's comments are likely to be seen as a bid to maintain the Fed's long-standing independence from outside political influence, though whether such immunity actually exists in practice has sometimes been debated.Rob Wile, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Now a bulk of Tesla's earnings lift came from the sales of about $739 million in automotive regulatory credits.Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Books can be ordered in bulk, too — for anyone looking to give out a treat other than candy on Halloween.Marina Watts, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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But Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, who stirred this pot of drama when accusing Machado of heaving a ball toward him during Game 2, didn’t have much choice.Jay Paris, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Andrew Greif In a play few quarterbacks not named Josh Allen could pull off, Allen heaved it 52 yards while falling out of bounds on third and long to Khalil Shakir to keep Buffalo’s opening drive of the second half alive, improbably.NBC News, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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True lilies don’t need to be lifted in the fall and can stay in the ground.Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2024
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Palantir’s revenue grew 30% on a year-over-year basis and the company lifted its forecast for the full year.Brian Evans, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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But Trump has embraced a curious menagerie of B-list rappers and questionable influencers thought to hold sway among young Black men.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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The collection featured holographic tanks, which appeared to capture the movement and energy of nature photography, and laser-cut and 3D-printed flowers on the garments, mimicking the natural sway of a field in the wind.Ritu Upadhyay, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
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Next, in 1976, it was proposed that DMT might be a neurotransmitter, akin to serotonin and dopamine, that has a functional role in the body.Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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But when a body is discovered in a remote town, they are flung into a new sweatier, stickier investigation.Patrick Frater, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Its grower, Travis Gienger, faced the moment of truth on October 14, as his orange behemoth was hoisted onto the scale.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile Brewing Meanwhile's Oktoberfest kicks off at 8am Friday and continues through the weekend with polka bands, games and stein hoisting for all ages.Nicole Cobler, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Heft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heft. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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