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 His catcher did the heavy lifting, firing to second to get Ewing. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026 Stay practical, allowing teamwork to share the heavy lifting. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026 Moreover, Devonté Hynes’ score, which is both anxious and playful, does the tonal heavy lifting without ever announcing itself, which is something the music branch can discover and appreciate. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 27 June 2026 With generative AI, the heavy lifting is done during the pre-training process. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for heavy lifting

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Noun

Many leaders are rightly enthusiastic about how AI can help reduce burnout, eliminate drudgery and free people up for more meaningful work.

— Carrie Varoquiers, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Sea Rangers offer a Swiss Army knife’s dexterity, pursuing government contracts across the European Union and United Kingdom to tackle the tedium of climate compliance and the drudgery of clearing those backlogs.

— Richard Morgan, Time, 29 June 2026

Definition of drudgery

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Intense exercise on a sizzling day can lead to extreme fatigue, impaired performance, headache, irritability, nausea, dizziness, cramping and dehydration, all symptoms of exertional heat illness.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome causes fatigue, fever, muscle aches, abdominal problems, headaches, chills and dizziness in the early stages, and late symptoms include chest tightness, coughing, shortness of breath and lungs filling with fluid.

— Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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The series starred Melissa Roxburgh as a former FBI profiler who leads a team assembled to hunt down escaped killers who fled a mysterious prison.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Carla Walker cold case The 1974 murder of 17-year-old Carla Walker in Fort Worth, Texas, went unsolved for more than four decades before advanced DNA testing helped investigators identify her killer.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

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The busboy, Oscar, fantasizes about slathering honey over Kelce's bared chest as he is tied to a pole, leaving him to be eaten by a bear.

— Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 July 2026
In the meantime, restaurants were all equipped with high chairs, a kids’ menu, and special creations arrived for my daughter on cute wooden bear plates.

— Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

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But the effort was set aside after the onset of COVID-19, which caused massive disruptions across the Los Angeles Unified School District, said Michael Trujillo, a political strategist for Gonez.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Both countries have stepped up efforts to safeguard freedom of navigation and uphold international law in the strait, including hosting a summit with 51 other nations in April.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

Definition of effort

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Last year’s grants paid for things like job skills training aimed at retaining nonprofit employees, specialized accounting services and a marketing program for thrift stores.

— Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
The Dream, however, snapped back to finish the job and put themselves back in the win column for the first time since June 22.

— Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 10 July 2026

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Located near Cleveland and Akron, Cuyahoga Valley National Park allows visitors to escape the daily grind of urban life and immerse themselves in nature.

— Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
In a country built on perpetual grind (westward expansion, the machismo of the highway), the motorcycle distills that promise to its essence.

— Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026

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