- comparative of heavy.
heavier
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It’s wider and thicker than a Pro iPhone—and heavier, even compared with competing foldables.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
The landslide occurred in August, when warm ocean waters and heavier precipitation favor both glacier retreat and slope failure.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Much of the turmoil is due to an industry-wide struggle to manufacture and monetize heavier electric vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
The lower court judge sentenced Beaird to an even heavier sentence than he might otherwise have gotten due to the type of large-capacity firearm the police found him possessing.
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2026
Aristotle took the view that harder substances are denser and heavier than softer substances; it followed that ice is heavier than water.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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