heavy lifting

noun

Definition of heavy liftingnext
as in drudgery

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Recent Examples of heavy lifting While newcomer Rudy Cardenas does the heavy lifting in terms of lead vocals, six members of the group share in Chicago’s rich vocal harmonies each night. — Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The lighting and camerawork do a lot of heavy lifting in Blood Simple, creating a palpably tense atmosphere without the help of a notable score or even much dialogue. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026 Antusas took time off from work to help with the heavy lifting the planning of an event like this requires in such a short time. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 Come for the extremely satisfying bubbles; stay for the skin-care ingredients doing the actual heavy lifting. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for heavy lifting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavy lifting
  1. drudgery
  2. headache
  3. killer
  4. bear
  5. effort
  6. job
  7. chore
  8. grind
Noun
  • Fuller’s ideas are hard to summarize, but always seem to reach toward a utopian vision of escaping the drudgery of everyday life.
    — Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Aesthetic experiences were here not reserved for museums or the elite, but folded in along with daily drudgeries.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of drudgery
Noun
  • West Nile symptoms A full 80% of those infected may not show symptoms, but 20% have flu-like symptoms, such as a fever with headache, body aches, joint pains, vomiting, diarrhea, rash or fatigue.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Cole Burston / Getty Images With so many clubs still in the mix, even scoreboard watching can induce a headache.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of headache
Noun
  • Furious, a thriller about a female FBI agent tracking a female serial killer loosely inspired by the 1987 movie Black Widow, was not the most obvious next step for her.
    — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The biggest bear killers by far in Central Florida are motor vehicles, blamed for killing 1,545 bears in the region in the past 10 years, including 219 in 2025, the most since 2021 when 242 bears died on the region’s roadways.
    — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of killer
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the clinical data undercuts the GLP-1 bear case, and Insulet’s balance sheet and margin profile show no cracks beyond the specific retention metric management flagged.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The biggest bear killers by far in Central Florida are motor vehicles, blamed for killing 1,545 bears in the region in the past 10 years, including 219 in 2025, the most since 2021 when 242 bears died on the region’s roadways.
    — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of bear
Noun
  • Clay did not respond to questions Friday about the status of efforts to recover the money or whether the department is considering legal action.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2026
  • State law bars judges from adding items to the ballot after Tuesday, a tight deadline that could scramble Hanaway’s efforts to overturn the ruling.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of effort
Noun
  • In April, Flock Safety opened a 97,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Smyrna that is intended to create more than 200 jobs over the next three years as part of a $10 million investment.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The Giants are entrusting Bryce Eldridge, their 21-year-old rookie, with the job of protecting Devers in the lineup.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of job
Noun
  • Clearing the air around chores, privacy and boundaries will make your space feel like yours again.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The roommates sometimes eat meals together and share household chores.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of chore
Noun
  • His daily grind — and conventional wardrobe — express his midlife rut and marital stagnation.
    — Fawnia Soo Hoo, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Holly Marie Combs is through with the Hollywood grind — at least for now.
    — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of grind

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“Heavy lifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy%20lifting. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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