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as in massive
having great weight
that's a pretty hefty book bag for a tiny person like you
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as in large
of a size greater than average of its kind
received a hefty donation from the local business association for holiday lights along Main Street
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as in powerful
strongly and heavily built
hefty since childhood, he became a champion wrestler
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Recent Examples of hefty
As the family walked out of the building, a stranger came up offering to take them across the border on foot – for a hefty fee.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
However, each of those deals also come with hefty signing bonuses, including $52 million for Snell, $50 million for Yoshinobu Yamamoto, $30 million for Will Smith and $10 million for Tyler Glasnow.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
The unemployment rate hovers around two percent—a mind-bogglingly low number that, together with wage growth and the army’s hefty sign-up bonuses, indicates extreme competition over scarce labor.
—Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
The move will likely cost Collins a hefty fine, as the gesture is in direct violation of the NBA’s official player code of conduct.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
However, each of those deals also come with hefty signing bonuses, including $52 million for Snell, $50 million for Yoshinobu Yamamoto, $30 million for Will Smith and $10 million for Tyler Glasnow.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
The unemployment rate hovers around two percent—a mind-bogglingly low number that, together with wage growth and the army’s hefty sign-up bonuses, indicates extreme competition over scarce labor.
—Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
The move will likely cost Collins a hefty fine, as the gesture is in direct violation of the NBA’s official player code of conduct.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hefty
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Burnes appears to be in no rush to sign his massive contract, but neither the Giants nor the Blue Jays appear to be backing down anytime soon.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Given Amazon’s massive profits, the union said the company should recognize it and negotiate.Chris Isidore, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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So those tend to be the ones that is, some companies still large scale, Fortune 500, that are touting fully remote, but most of those are breaking that down and starting to move back into at least hybrid.Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The system should scale to large data sets, train models reliably and cost-effectively, and serve the model predictions while meeting latency requirements.William Mullane, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Beyond its retail arm, Amazon has also become a powerful enabler for individuals and businesses through its storefront model.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Thus was born the hybrid architecture of today’s F.B.I.: part law-enforcement agency, part domestic-intelligence agency, with a single powerful director at the top.Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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At Boston’s Logan airport, inbound flights on average were delayed by more than two hours, and two dozens flights were canceled, according to FlightAware. Steamship Authority ferries to and from Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard were canceled as well, the service said, citing heavy winds.NBC Boston, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Health Challenges: Almost 40 percent of hospitals and health facilities in Syria are partly or completely non-functional, disrupting essential services or halting them altogether; displacement due to conflict or other crises exacts a heavy toll on children’s mental health.Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Trump’s mass deportation plans and border crackdown could heavily impact Arizona, which has a sizable undocumented population, and has been a major gateway for undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers for decades.Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
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The box set features eight LPs in a sizable offering from the group, which focuses on their earliest work.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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There’s even a humbling sequence set in the real Carrara, where, against the quarry’s raw splendor, the mighty modern excavators look as piddling as Hot Wheels on the basement stairs.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Despite mixed reviews, that reboot delivered a stunning $191 million debut over the summer and eventually generated a mighty $1.66 billion at the global box office.Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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While each choice brings with it considerable consequences — namely financial burdens, inventory drawdowns on critical weapons and munitions, escalation on and off the battlefield, and shifts in geopolitical power and influence — the current situations in Russia cannot be ignored.Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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Despite the obvious and considerable challenges presented in bringing Abbey Road Studio Mode to market, Mirek seems uncomplicatedly happy with the results.Simon Lucas, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
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If delivered, that also represents a pretty beefy generational upgrade.Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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The Mug by East Fork $44 East Fork The big, beefy East Fork mug is even better in aubergine.Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Hefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hefty. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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