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heavy, massive, ponderous, weighty
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But many of these treatments require a few hours in your dermatologist’s office (and come with a hefty price tag). — Braelyn Wood, Health.com, "This At-Home Microdermabrasion Pen Is Your Anti-Aging Secret for Fine Lines," 11 Sep. 2019 The price tag for Bumgarner will be hefty and the temptation to offload Samardzija’s salary via trade will be strong, but the Giants would clearly be weaker if either starter is off the roster next season. — Kerry Crowley, The Mercury News, "Giants homer four times, overcome two deficits, end up on wrong side of seesaw slugfest," 21 Aug. 2019 The lid is hefty but lifts and lowers smoothly, and the grill’s lift-and-slide ash drawer makes cleanup a snap. — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, "Your Ultimate Grill Buying Guide—Tested and Approved," 18 July 2019 Corn, Radish, Tomato and Tortilla Chip Salad 30 minutes 4 servings This couldn’t-get-more-summery salad is hefty enough to be a main-course lunch. — Joe Yonan, The Denver Post, "For lazy summer days, this corn, tomato and tortilla-chip salad does all the work for you," 15 July 2019 Officials determined that some unscrupulous doctors were issuing the exemptions to anti-vaccine-minded parents, sometimes for hefty fees. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Anti-vaxxer livestreamed alleged assault on pro-vaccine lawmaker," 22 Aug. 2019 That’s the initial public offering, an admittedly arcane process by which Wall Street banks market a company to wealthy investors and fund managers, divvy up shares being sold and shepherd it to the public markets — all for a hefty fee. — Owen Thomas, SFChronicle.com, "Can Silicon Valley break the IPO?," 21 Aug. 2019 And the company claims Vick owes late payments of $5,000 a day as well as hefty attorney fees. — Dan Morse, Washington Post, "In court, Oregon company claims it made a $400,000 bet on NFL great Michael Vick — and that things haven’t gone well.," 9 Aug. 2019 Authorized ticket resellers can also apply hefty fees along with the ticket purchase. — Andy Kostka, USA TODAY, "From tickets to time zones, what you need to know about the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo," 24 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hefty.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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