1
as in massive
having great weight
that's a pretty hefty book bag for a tiny person like you
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as in large
of a size greater than average of its kind
received a hefty donation from the local business association for holiday lights along Main Street
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as in powerful
strongly and heavily built
hefty since childhood, he became a champion wrestler
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Recent Examples of hefty
Put all of this together, and the Giants have a hefty +4.7 degree launch angle differential, 2nd best in baseball.
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Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Each contains a hefty 200mg of caffeine (about the same as two cups of coffee) and a burst of tropical flavor that doesn’t sacrifice taste for energy.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2025
More said the water and sewer systems are projected to face such significant shortfalls in coming years that hefty hikes seem unavoidable.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2025
On July 10, seventeen contestants entered the house in hopes of winning the hefty sum of cash.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Each contains a hefty 200mg of caffeine (about the same as two cups of coffee) and a burst of tropical flavor that doesn’t sacrifice taste for energy.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2025
More said the water and sewer systems are projected to face such significant shortfalls in coming years that hefty hikes seem unavoidable.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2025
On July 10, seventeen contestants entered the house in hopes of winning the hefty sum of cash.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hefty
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This was a massive premiere for Paramount+, combining the charismatic Billy Bob Thornton with a traditionally blue collar Taylor Sheridan storyline.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Some donors continue to feel bitter about the massive amounts of money spent by Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign and the Biden/Harris aligned super PAC Future Forward.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
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The company also sold off the Iams pet food business; its Duracell battery business and spun off a large portfolio of more than 40 beauty brands, including Clairol and Wella hair coloring and CoverGirl makeup.—
Alexander Coolidge,
The Enquirer,
29 July 2025
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Across Indianapolis, construction crews seem to be everywhere, working on projects that will improve life for residents, boost the capacity for the city to host large events or serve the city's professional sports teams.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
29 July 2025
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Instead, aboard the spacecraft will be twin NASA satellites that will orbit Earth in tandem while studying how the sun's powerful activity can disrupt our planet's magnetosphere.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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Multimodal Integration: Bridging Vision And Language Integrating vision with natural language understanding has led to powerful multimodal models that reason across modalities.—
Rahul Gudise,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Recent heavy rains likely contributed to the dam failure.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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The outages came after monsoon storms moved across the state, bringing heavy rain, wind and flash flooding risk.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
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Trump’s executive order could have a sizable impact in Texas, which has more commercial truck drivers than any other state in the Union due to its outsized role in U.S.-Mexico trade.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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However, there are multiple risks and there remains a real possibility that the stock could see a sizable correction.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Istanbul has a small but mighty jazz scene with plenty of jazz clubs across the city featuring both local talent and international musicians.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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This small but mighty JBL Go 4 is honestly a golden find.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
24 July 2025
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However, each of those victories comes with considerable caveats.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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None of it would work without Momoa’s considerable screen presence.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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The pockets vary in size, some being small enough for a little flash drive and others large enough to fit the beefiest of portable chargers.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2025
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While waves were beefy and allowed for plenty of surf excitement throughout the event, the swell picked up even more for the finals day on Saturday, with sets upward of 8 feet, even larger as the swell filled in throughout the day.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
14 June 2025
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“Hefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hefty. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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