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as in heaviness
the amount that something weighs
because of a back condition, I'm not allowed to lift anything with a weight of over 10 pounds
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as in importance
the quality or state of being important
a matter of little weight that is a preoccupation solely of the news media
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as in burden
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
those books are a heavy weight to have to carry around all day
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as in emphasis
a special notice or importance given to something
put extra weight on the matter by putting it at the top of the agenda
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as in body
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts
the weight of the evidence supports my conclusion
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as in influence
the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly
as a critic he has great weight in the theater world
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as in obesity
the condition of having an excess of body fat
finally decided to do something about his weight and began a rigorous program of diet and exercise
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as in to load
to place a weight or burden on
weighted the car with a ton of furniture and then headed off for college
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Recent Examples of weight
Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 6 June 2025
Compounding the problem, the sunken sub is near the edge of a sea floor cliff, and rolls under the shifting weight of the washing through its hull.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 6 June 2025
Nora Colomer
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Then, each metric was weighted equally in the final calculation to determine the six best airport lounges.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2025
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Noun
Maintain a healthy weight: Excess body fat affects cholesterol metabolism and makes removing it more challenging for your body.9
Follow a healthy diet: A healthy diet emphasizing soluble fiber, fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and omega-3 fatty acids helps prevent high cholesterol.
—Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 6 June 2025
Compounding the problem, the sunken sub is near the edge of a sea floor cliff, and rolls under the shifting weight of the washing through its hull.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 6 June 2025
Verb
Original price: $169 Brooklinen's weighted blanket is made of textured cotton and weighted with a layer of tiny glass beads.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
Then, each metric was weighted equally in the final calculation to determine the six best airport lounges.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weight
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Investors are valuing OpenAI as essential infrastructure (not a startup anymore), considered to be in the same league as cloud computing or semiconductors, highlighting the strategic importance of foundational AI models.—
Elena Volotovskaya,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Weyman didn’t have long to prepare for the massive character milestone, but emphasized the importance of dialect to his portrayal of the Grey Wanderer.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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Failing to do so would drive up uncompensated care costs, shift more Floridians into public programs, and burden employers already grappling with rising costs.—
Brewster Bevis,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2025
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Adding to the challenge is the compliance burden of data collection and upcoming circular economy regulations.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 June 2025
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Training the Next Generation A key factor behind Hungary’s creative breadth is the country’s strong emphasis on education.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
8 June 2025
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Also, the emphasis on short maturities limits price volatility related to interest rates.—
Catherine Brock,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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She's had to do months of work to regain some key internal functions as well as movement in her body, but after 125 days, Jones has been discharged from the hospital.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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There are articles from the National Library of Medicine that refer to mirror movement as involuntary, simultaneous, identical movements on one side of the body that mirror the voluntary movements from the other side of the body.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2025
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In a city like New York, defined by its unmatched diversity across race, culture, and socioeconomic background, lasting change requires collaboration between institutions with different influence levers.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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An important early influence was an uncle, Paul Saville, an artist who also taught at a private school in Oxford.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Moreover, chronic breathlessness can be due to multiple causes (e.g., obesity and heart failure).—
Laura Campedelli,
Verywell Health,
5 June 2025
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Severe obesity diagnosed in a four-year-old can cut life expectancy in half; Type 2 diabetes, once an adult disease, now appears regularly in overweight teens.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
4 June 2025
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The pitch would’ve represented ball four and loaded the bases.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2025
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Players were able to load in early and play a Tie-Fighter vs X-Wing dogfighting game for a couple hours prior to the event going live which was pretty fun.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Whereas in compounded medicines, the active ingredients are manufactured abroad, shipped in bulk, and distributed to compounding pharmacies through middlemen.—
Andrea Muraskin,
NPR,
15 June 2025
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Some sources detail the practice of thrush husbandry—raising them in bulk for food—so their meat could be enjoyed by elites throughout the year.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 June 2025
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“Weight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weight. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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