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Recent Examples of heavy-footed
Post struggled in his first go, thrown into the fire against the best team in the league that plays a style designed to punish heavy-footed centers.
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
Carlson had just a 43 percent touchback percentage last season with Green Bay.
Shanahan, however, is not inclined to bring aboard a heavy-footed kicker to simply get touchbacks.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
For all those who grouse that this is an overreaction to Hunter working over undersized and heavy-footed Bison, that’s fair.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2024
But around town, this Infiniti galloped with grace, its exhaust note growling after heavy-footed accelerator applications.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 4 Aug. 2023
Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
Carlson had just a 43 percent touchback percentage last season with Green Bay.
Shanahan, however, is not inclined to bring aboard a heavy-footed kicker to simply get touchbacks.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
For all those who grouse that this is an overreaction to Hunter working over undersized and heavy-footed Bison, that’s fair.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2024
But around town, this Infiniti galloped with grace, its exhaust note growling after heavy-footed accelerator applications.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 4 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavy-footed
Adjective
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Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine now for just $19.99 This article is a selection from the June 2025 issue of Smithsonian magazine In his later years, Charles Keeling reflected on the slow-footed public response to growing evidence of climate change.—
Ashley Braun,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 May 2025
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In the fifth inning, with slow-footed catcher Luis Torrens on second base, Framber Valdez threw a changeup to Juan Soto that bounced past catcher Yainer Diaz to the backstop.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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For the past couple weeks, the Orioles have appeared quite lethargic.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Pets may appear lethargic, exhibit loss of appetite, vomit or have diarrhea.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Heavy-footed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy-footed. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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