BRUNTS Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

brunts

noun

plural of brunt

as in weights

the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts the brunt of the responsibility fell on her shoulders

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Noun

No day in Gaza is normal, but Friday stood out for its shouts of delight as athletes pulled trucks, flipped massive tires and heaved weights in a strength competition that drew cheering crowds.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
The weights sit on the back and sides, meaning the front part of the chest stays unencumbered while the wearer gets her workout in.

— Eliza Thompson, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of weights

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And so the record is divided between tracks that capture the rush of losing yourself in a sea of bodies and the pain of being caught out at last call with no one to return home to.

— Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
The tension between dialogue and action reveals the conflict between head and heart; wide shots give bodies room to articulate that silent communication.

— Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of bodies

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The chip has two super-cores for short, bursty workloads and four efficiency cores for background tasks and sustained workloads, which Apple says equate to a 20% performance improvement.

— Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
Usual wireless charging pads mostly use heavy ferrite cores to direct magnetic fields.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of cores

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Sears, Macy's, JCPenney, Dillard's — all absolute staples in a shopping mall back in the '80s and '90s.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The brands describe the capsule as a love letter to New York, using denim and sportswear staples to build their version of a city uniform.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of staples

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