HEAVY LIFTING Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

heavy lifting

noun

Definition of heavy lifting

as in drudgery

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Recent Examples of heavy lifting Rays ace Drew Rasmussen did the heavy lifting in Saturday’s opener, taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning before allowing a two-out double to Austin Wells, who then ran into the third out trying to stretch his hit into a triple. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2026 How a room smells does as much heavy lifting as a house plant or a lacquer tray might. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026 Need Office for school or everyday work but don’t want another subscription or AI doing the heavy lifting? — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2026 The singer recently left her Paris hotel in a luxurious brown trench coat that did all of the heavy lifting for her look. — Brooke Knappenberger, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for heavy lifting

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Noun

Plastic, prefabrication and push-button convenience suggested that mass production could bring elegant, futuristic living — and freedom from drudgery — within reach of the masses.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Because amid the drudgery, Veach spent endless time one-on-one with Reid, including hours of watching video and learning the game through an entirely new lens.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of drudgery

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The biggest headache for Thune was the Save America Act, a voter ID bill that lacked a strategy to become law in the Senate.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
In Meta’s case, creepy video-recording incidents and privacy-light tampering have caused severe headaches for the company.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of headache

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The volunteers set a humane trap to lure Luna in using the scent of her family, since using food could attract other wildlife like bears.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Most bears are out there catching salmon, digging through dumpsters and scavenging for berries.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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The president talked up Jackson and Senate candidate Mike Collins as part of the White House effort to boost GOP enthusiasm in the upcoming elections.

— DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Rowling has been staunchly critical of transgender rights activists, funding legal efforts to protect women’s rights and penning X/Twitter posts that are considered to be attacks by the trans community.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of effort

Noun

Sourdough baking may be an art, but maintaining a starter can feel like a chore.

— Lauryn Higgins, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Her emphasis on makeup, bathing and house chores quickly backfired, because she was seen as promoting old-fashioned gender roles and excessive working hours that have long been considered problems in Japan.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of chore

Noun

Because of those factors, and perhaps coupled with my love for the game and fervor for the assignment, the daily grind never felt like that at all.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026
While voters may like to see a more unified Congress that quickly passes certain bills or agendas, the political grind that slows that process down appears to be good for the market.

— Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

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