heaviness

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as in weight
the amount that something weighs the numbers on the back of each sample indicate the heaviness of the carpeting material

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Noun
  • Over time, though, the symptoms usually become unmistakable: staggering, confusion, walking in patterns, extreme weight loss, and an unusual lack of fear toward humans.
    Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Budget pressures have kept all but 13 states from covering GLP-1 drugs for weight loss through their Medicaid programs, a new report from KFF shows.
    Tina Reed, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • These bites are great for kids and adults alike and can be made in bulk and stored in the freezer.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
  • But the former linebacker has kept the broad shoulders and barrel chest of his pro football days, a bulk that might help the Dallas congressman bear the weight now pressing down on him.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • There are a few mildly funny moments, such as Garfield suddenly finding out he’s been wearing a collar and tag the whole time, hidden under his furry avoirdupois.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • To make the most of the full fury of its hot-cam performance, the Integra was trimmed of 140 pounds of not-so-necessary avoirdupois.
    Barry Winfield, Car and Driver, 21 May 2020
Noun
  • Primary qualities of an object, such as solidity and occupancy of space, exist independently of a perceiver.
    Anil K. Seth, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2019
  • There’s a solidity to the drive, encouraging sober, solid navigation as opposed to some trucks which bring out the devil in ya.
    Josh Max, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Heaviness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heaviness. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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