heavy-duty

adjective

ˈhe-vē-ˈdü-tē How to pronounce heavy-duty (audio)
Definition of heavy-dutynext
1
as in intensive
extreme in degree, power, or effect some heavy-duty lobbying on the part of the president was necessary in order to get the bill passed

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2
as in powerful
having great power or influence a group of heavy-duty politicians and other notables attended the gala

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Recent Examples of heavy-duty It’s made of heavy-duty steel and mounts to the wall to free up storage space on the floor. — Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025 The Biden administration used that authority last year to allow California to put out new regulations on cars and heavy-duty trucks. — Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025 References range from the charming portholes and heavy-duty mahogany used in 1930s vessels to the low profile of ’80s-era superyachts. — Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2025 The drive units have a heavy-duty steel chassis, paper cone, plus rubber surround. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for heavy-duty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavy-duty
  1. intensive
  2. powerful
  3. intense
  4. influential
  5. heavy
  6. significant
  7. fierce
  8. strong
Adjective
  • Finding and synthesizing that data would be both labor intensive and expensive for the district to do itself.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Our only leverage were the ongoing national-level intensive negotiations over the NAFTA environmental side-accords.
    — Serge Dedina, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of intensive
Adjective
  • Multiple hardware tiers On the console side, Microsoft's split simultaneous release of the Xbox Series S and X showed an understanding that not everyone wants to pay more money for the most powerful possible gaming hardware.
    — Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The stakes are high for China’s government, and Xi Jinping, the country’s most powerful leader in decades, to get the initiatives right.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of powerful
Adjective
  • Already, court challenges against the president’s latest moves are emerging, and intense mainstream media coverage has, of course, cast what he’s done in a highly negative light.
    — The Editors, National Review, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Especially in the earliest stages, when the grind will be intense. Hammond: The honeymoon period is nearly over.
    — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of intense
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  • Linus O’Brien gives that chapter of the story a respectful 20 minutes, with lots of rambunctious footage and a sweet acknowledgment of Sal Piro, one of the earliest and most influential superfans, who died in 2023.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
  • In an influential 1980 research paper, the former Fed chairman Ben Bernanke, who was then a young economist at Stanford, focussed on the costly and irreversible capital investments, such as building a new factory or buying new machinery, that firms make.
    — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of influential
Adjective
  • The 30- and 40-ounce tumblers have a base diameter of 3.15 inches, but the 40-ounce size is slightly heavier (1.4 pounds vs. 1.1 pounds).
    — Chaunie Brusie, RN, Parents, 12 Mar. 2025
  • These businesses offer a practical starting point for entrepreneurs who want to create value without heavy upfront investment.
    — Mohan Kumar, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of heavy
Adjective
  • But a significant drop in traffic volumes measured during the trial changed that.
    — Laurie Winkless, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The nephew of former NFL gunslingers Eli and Peyton Manning recently signed a significant deal with energy drink giant Red Bull.
    — Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of significant
Adjective
  • Monday night’s fierce winds took it down, damaging the support structures in the process.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The result captures something rarely seen in sports marketing: fierce competitors actively supporting each other’s growth.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of fierce
Adjective
  • According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.
    — Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2023
  • This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.
    — National Geographic, National Geographic, 13 Jan. 2023
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