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Recent Examples of heavy-footed
Post struggled in his first go, thrown into the fire against the best team in the league that plays a style designed to punish heavy-footed centers.
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
Carlson had just a 43 percent touchback percentage last season with Green Bay.
Shanahan, however, is not inclined to bring aboard a heavy-footed kicker to simply get touchbacks.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
For all those who grouse that this is an overreaction to Hunter working over undersized and heavy-footed Bison, that’s fair.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2024
But around town, this Infiniti galloped with grace, its exhaust note growling after heavy-footed accelerator applications.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 4 Aug. 2023
Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
Carlson had just a 43 percent touchback percentage last season with Green Bay.
Shanahan, however, is not inclined to bring aboard a heavy-footed kicker to simply get touchbacks.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
For all those who grouse that this is an overreaction to Hunter working over undersized and heavy-footed Bison, that’s fair.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2024
But around town, this Infiniti galloped with grace, its exhaust note growling after heavy-footed accelerator applications.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 4 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavy-footed
Adjective
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In the first inning, third-base coach Luis Rojas surprisingly waved the slow-footed Trent Grisham home on a 110.7 mph Giancarlo Stanton single to Marlins left fielder Kyle Stowers.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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Jake Entrekin remembers himself as an eighth-grader: 5-foot-2, a little doughy and slow-footed — not exactly built like a future baseball star.—
Noah Perkins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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The dog appeared healthy during his morning walk before becoming lethargic and vomiting in his kennel, according to NBC 6 South Florida.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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Fast forward nine months and that rosy picture is beginning to look a little more lethargic.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
11 June 2025
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“Heavy-footed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy-footed. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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