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Recent Examples of heavy lifting
Your healthcare provider may also advise you not to perform any heavy lifting for 24 hours after the test.7
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An ESR test, like any other blood test, is generally safe and does not lead to complications.
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Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 1 May 2025
Given that a grand total of zero 9-1-1 viewers believe that killing off Bobby was a good decision, these next episodes have a lot of heavy lifting to do.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 1 May 2025
Then let time and consistency do the heavy lifting.
—Shane Enete, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
From their floral cocktails to their homemade gooey chocolate chip cookies, an afternoon at Lindens feels like eating a homey meal made by Mom, only Mom doesn’t have to do any of the heavy lifting.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
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Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 1 May 2025
Given that a grand total of zero 9-1-1 viewers believe that killing off Bobby was a good decision, these next episodes have a lot of heavy lifting to do.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 1 May 2025
Then let time and consistency do the heavy lifting.
—Shane Enete, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
From their floral cocktails to their homemade gooey chocolate chip cookies, an afternoon at Lindens feels like eating a homey meal made by Mom, only Mom doesn’t have to do any of the heavy lifting.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavy lifting
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The bar where everyone knows his name is his refuge from the day-to-day drudgery of his job as an accountant.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Venture capitalists speak of a future in which AI agents will sort through the drudgery of daily busywork and free us up to live our best lives.—
Damon Beres,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2025
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Once doctors reviewed the family’s travel history, treatment was quickly shifted to address concerns of histoplasmosis, which the CDC explains can cause cause flu-like symptoms including fever and chills, malaise, cough, headache, chest pain and body aches.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headaches, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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In a classic horror premise (a school dance in the ’80s, no less), a killer is picking off Shadyside High’s prom-queen candidates one by one.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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Remembering Molly Elliott, killed by Louisiana Death Row inmate Their killer is facing execution by firing squad.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Only bears in human-bear coexistence landscapes showed this nocturnal shift.—
Lesley Evans Ogden,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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There are steps people can take to help prevent a bear encounter from becoming a bear attack.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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The vast majority of Customer Success leaders (89%) are making scale and efficiency a primary goal of their efforts, according to a survey of research conducted by Gainsight.—
Stephen Diorio,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The legal fight over these firings is a test of Trump's efforts to take control of agencies meant by Congress to be independent from the president.—
John Kruzel,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Here’s a look at the life lessons the Thunderbirds have learned from their work that can apply to any job or life stage.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
24 May 2025
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One incentive to keep trying is the success of Naïma (Samia Hilmi), who is preparing to move with her child into their own flat and is on track to secure a job as a railway ticket inspector.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
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Regardless of your intentions, performing extra chores beyond cleaning up after yourself can be perceived as a sign of respect or rudeness.—
Tessa Cooper,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2025
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The supervising adult should be actively watching the child and not distracted by chores or their smartphone.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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For those who follow the White Sox, however, it’s been a long grind to close out this chapter.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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This is especially true with Saturn getting down to business in your sixth house of routines and daily grind.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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“Heavy lifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy%20lifting. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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