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 While newcomer Rudy Cardenas does the heavy lifting in terms of lead vocals, six members of the group share in Chicago’s rich vocal harmonies each night. — Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The lighting and camerawork do a lot of heavy lifting in Blood Simple, creating a palpably tense atmosphere without the help of a notable score or even much dialogue. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026 Antusas took time off from work to help with the heavy lifting the planning of an event like this requires in such a short time. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 Come for the extremely satisfying bubbles; stay for the skin-care ingredients doing the actual heavy lifting. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for heavy lifting

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Noun

Fuller’s ideas are hard to summarize, but always seem to reach toward a utopian vision of escaping the drudgery of everyday life.

— Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
Aesthetic experiences were here not reserved for museums or the elite, but folded in along with daily drudgeries.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of drudgery

Noun

Furious, a thriller about a female FBI agent tracking a female serial killer loosely inspired by the 1987 movie Black Widow, was not the most obvious next step for her.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 31 Aug. 2026
The biggest bear killers by far in Central Florida are motor vehicles, blamed for killing 1,545 bears in the region in the past 10 years, including 219 in 2025, the most since 2021 when 242 bears died on the region’s roadways.

— Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of killer

Noun

Its architecture could contribute to future efforts involving inexpensive rockets produced in much larger quantities.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Poor Anton has been left out of the drama all day, an effort by Billie and Samir to prevent an already bad futzing from escalating to something severe, and that’s never where Anton likes to be.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

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Such scenario competitions included household chores, like washing laundry, folding clothes, and cleaning up living rooms, according to the Chinese state media publication the Global Times.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026
Chelsea handles house chores, while Elon and Tony handle recurring visits and deep cleans.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of chore

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