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Recent Examples of massy
While the attempts to create massy cinema land fine for most parts, Dhawan does not quite emerge as the larger-than-life south-Indian hero set to rule the audience merely with his presence.
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Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
All objects that have mass interact with other massy objects—that’s called gravitational interaction.
—Wired, 6 Nov. 2019
The courtiers, having entered, brought furnaces and massy hammers and welded the bolts.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 4 May 2017
Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
All objects that have mass interact with other massy objects—that’s called gravitational interaction.
—Wired, 6 Nov. 2019
The courtiers, having entered, brought furnaces and massy hammers and welded the bolts.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 4 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for massy
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With a voluminous, years-in-the-making study of the Chicago Police Department’s officer deployment methods finished, CPD must now decide which changes to enact first in its effort to more effectively respond to emergencies across the city.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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This short bob is practically begging for a set of hot rollers to master big, voluminous curls.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
30 Mar. 2026
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Traditional systems require bulky equipment and remain sensitive to optical feedback.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Apr. 2026
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Use bins or baskets for off-season storage so bulky winter items aren’t eating up prime real estate through April and May.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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Beneath a leaden sky in a municipal cemetery, relatives of Eduardo Ramos and Alicia Cerrotta carry the two urns containing their remains.—
Débora Rey,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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But there was nothing overstuffed or leaden about Harth-Bedoya’s interpretation.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The veteran New York civil rights leader said in an interview published Friday that Harris would start a potential run for the White House with a crucial edge with Black voters, who play an outsized role in the Democratic primary process.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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But their outsized influence over the town is beginning to test some residents’ goodwill.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Queen Kapiolani, Hawaii’s queen from 1874 to 1891, died on the land that became the site of the elephantine indoor/outdoor Hyatt Regency resort in Waikīkī, where Kumukahi was the cultural ambassador for a decade.—
Matt Negrin,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025
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Eclectic traditionalism, remade on an elephantine scale, is the style of totalitarianism.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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In fact, it is quite often seen by local decision makers as costly and burdensome, or in any case failing to generate revenue.—
Russell Hancock,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Kicking back against State Farm’s claim that the discovery order was burdensome, the AG’s petition noted that State Farm, which announced a recent valuation of $170 billion with $25 billion in growth over the last year, was a big enough company to handle any discovery order.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoma Watch,
31 Mar. 2026
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The contrast with Durant’s lumpish Johnny makes no sense.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Oct. 2024
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Because both actors look like lumpish proletarian versions of Ingmar Bergman stars — Alma Pöysti, radiant yet benumbed, plays Ansa like a dish-towel Bibi Andersson, and Jussi Vatanen could be the schlump brother of Max von Sydow (with a dollop of Ryan Gosling).—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
23 May 2023
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“Massy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massy. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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