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as in weight
the amount that something weighs
some synthetic fabrics are nice and warm, but I prefer wool because it has more heft
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as in influence
the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly
as a former senator, he still had some heft in political circles
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as in bulk
archaic
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts
the heft of the wainwright's business had been the building of hay wagons
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as in to lift
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
heft your baggy gym shorts a little higher—you're showing us more than we care to see
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Recent Examples of heft
Lizzy Briskin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2026
Putin’s 26 years at the helm of Russia have – until recently – been marked by deft maneuvering, pragmatism, and outsized geopolitical heft.
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Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
NPR,
30 Oct. 2025
Here in our yards, long years of earth have been hefted by hand and heaped up on tarps.
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Steven Searcy,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Lentils add some heft to a classic shrimp salad in this weeknight-friendly dish.
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Lizzy Briskin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2026
Putin’s 26 years at the helm of Russia have – until recently – been marked by deft maneuvering, pragmatism, and outsized geopolitical heft.
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Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
Verb
Candy is dandy but trick or treat for UNICEF has heft.
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NPR,
30 Oct. 2025
Here in our yards, long years of earth have been hefted by hand and heaped up on tarps.
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Steven Searcy,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heft
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There’s a bunch of new things across most of the 2026 range, mainly cosmetic, but also hardware and weight-saving stuff as well.
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When a squirrel climbs atop its roof or perches, the feeder registers its heavier weight and automatically closes its four ports.
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But tomorrow — or a week from now — Ream hopes the team can celebrate the influence its World Cup run made on the sport and the country.
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Which Beyoncé song would Hart have liked to work into Lestat’s music as an influence?
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The organization acquires medical debt in bulk from hospitals, physician groups, collection agencies and other groups for a fraction of the cost.
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The Furart Slim Wallet has built-in RFID-blocking technology, holds six cards, plus cash and an ID, and is thin enough to fit in pants pockets without any bulk.
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Serena looked down, heaved a sigh and hooked her knee around the pole before mustering up a halfhearted spin.
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In another video, an emergency worker heaves a large stone aside while working to free people from the wreckage.
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The crew took part in rescuing a 47-year-old man who was pulled out of the rubble eight days after the quakes hit, lifting the spirits and morale of rescuers who up until then were primarily uncovering human remains.
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Elsewhere in the city, several heavy trucks were lifted and moved as far 30 meters by the winds.
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In a real world sense of course that can’t possibly be true, but the world view of the Puritan religious leaders who founded the Connecticut River Colony in the 1630s still held sway in the late 18th century.
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Roberta Smith, the co-chief art critic of the New York Times, and Jerry Saltz, the art critic of New York magazine, are writers of sway, elegance, legend.
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Mourners beat their chests rhythmically in the intense summer heat, the wails of women cutting through the noise as the body of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was unveiled beneath a glass case at the Grand Mosalla.
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But Vozinha dived, fully extended his body, and knocked the ball away.
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England has been one of the betting favorites—behind only France, Argentina and possibly Spain—to eventually hoist the 2026 FIFA World Cup trophy.
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With group play coming to a close and the Round of 32 approaching, the competition is heating up as teams look to punch their tickets to the knockout round in hopes of hoisting the FIFA World Cup Trophy at the final on Sunday, July 19.
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“Heft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heft. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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