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heavily

[hev-uh-lee] / ˈhɛv ə li /


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Heavily armed federal agents marched down Michigan Avenue wearing body armor and carrying assault rifles.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Heavily supported by states with budgets overflowing with oil dollars, the Gulf hubs offer very competitive cost bases.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Heavily redacted records from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2006 investigation into the same contacts, released under the Freedom of Information Act, have been posted to the FBI’s website.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Heavily puffing his cheeks out as he left Court One was a sign of the difficulties he had endured on a testing evening from which he will hope to learn.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025

Heavily weighed down by the wood on my back, branches poking maddeningly, I had burned almost all of the fuel not to waste strength lugging it.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston




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