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as in burdens
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
those books are a heavy weight to have to carry around all day
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as in emphases
a special notice or importance given to something
put extra weight on the matter by putting it at the top of the agenda
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as in bodies
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts
the weight of the evidence supports my conclusion
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as in influences
the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly
as a critic he has great weight in the theater world
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as in loads
to place a weight or burden on
weighted the car with a ton of furniture and then headed off for college
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Recent Examples of weights
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
In peak-pandemic times, even something as simple as working out was a challenge, so his coaches at Forest Hills Northern High School personally delivered weights to players’ homes.
—Bomani Jones, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
Lift weights earlier in the day.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
However, sometimes an issue arises after a person picks up the weights.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
For many models, most of the parameters—the weights and activations—are actually zero, or so close to zero that they could be treated as such without losing accuracy.
—Olivia Hsu, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Apr. 2026
Common weights are 3 and 8 pounds.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026
Just to get my heartbeat (up) and get on the treadmill, do a bit of running and weights.
—Kim Willis, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Lift weights at just the right level, and muscles grow stronger.
—Jasna Hodžić, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Thoughtful details are everywhere, like little boxes of orange and pecan or fig and balsamic truffles from the in-house chocolate boutique, Technogym weights for in-room workouts, and Devialet speakers in the living room.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
The report weights the average price based on the volume of cheeseburger meals sold at each restaurant in order to better measure what customers are actually buying, Lachs said.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Pappalardo, described by police as a White with brown hair and green eyes who weights about 150 lbs.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Eligible users can download the model weights on Hugging Face, OpenAI said.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
The mechanisms that enable replication—the model weights themselves, the precise optimization subroutines, the engineering tricks that enhance model capabilities—deserve tight custody.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The Orange County Football Conference weights this season’s results at 65 percent and 2024 at 35 percent.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
This weights each category equally.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
There’s a workout area that’s partially open to the elements with weights, a trampoline, rowing machine and stretch bands, but a treadmill and other cardio equipment would be a good addition for runners.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
In peak-pandemic times, even something as simple as working out was a challenge, so his coaches at Forest Hills Northern High School personally delivered weights to players’ homes.
—Bomani Jones, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
Lift weights earlier in the day.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
However, sometimes an issue arises after a person picks up the weights.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
For many models, most of the parameters—the weights and activations—are actually zero, or so close to zero that they could be treated as such without losing accuracy.
—Olivia Hsu, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Apr. 2026
Common weights are 3 and 8 pounds.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026
Just to get my heartbeat (up) and get on the treadmill, do a bit of running and weights.
—Kim Willis, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Lift weights at just the right level, and muscles grow stronger.
—Jasna Hodžić, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
Gemini 3 Pro exhibited the most extreme behavior overall, engaging in all four categories of misaligned behavior and exfiltrating a peer’s model weights in up to 97% of trials.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Thoughtful details are everywhere, like little boxes of orange and pecan or fig and balsamic truffles from the in-house chocolate boutique, Technogym weights for in-room workouts, and Devialet speakers in the living room.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
The report weights the average price based on the volume of cheeseburger meals sold at each restaurant in order to better measure what customers are actually buying, Lachs said.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Pappalardo, described by police as a White with brown hair and green eyes who weights about 150 lbs.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Eligible users can download the model weights on Hugging Face, OpenAI said.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
The mechanisms that enable replication—the model weights themselves, the precise optimization subroutines, the engineering tricks that enhance model capabilities—deserve tight custody.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The Orange County Football Conference weights this season’s results at 65 percent and 2024 at 35 percent.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
This weights each category equally.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weights
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But those efforts might be better spent on easing caregivers’ administrative burdens than replacing their face time with patients.—
Catherine Thorbecke,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Blanche said the changes bring gun regulations in line with Supreme Court precedent while cutting down on unnecessary burdens on firearms sellers and lawful gun owners.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
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The installation ceremony is rooted in centuries of tradition, even as each new archbishop brings distinct emphases and priorities.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
25 Mar. 2026
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With his dweeby air, pretensions and position at the helm of an active production, Arthur is the Liz Lemon of this setup, but with the emphases reversed.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
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He is built like a running back and bodies defensive backs after the catch.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Their struggle has upturned the tabletop candle that illuminates the scene and any moment will surely extinguish it, effacing the giddy pattern formed by the writhing bodies and glowing, veiny bladder skin.—
Julian Bell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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The architecture draws on classic English influences, with a slate roof and detailed millwork, paired with more modern additions like smart home systems and an elevator.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Apr. 2026
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That means influences of sugar-producing countries.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The delivery person just loads the food and selects the room number.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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The world's largest car carrier, BYD ''Shenzhen'', loads over 7,000 BYD new energy commercial vehicles at Haitong Terminal in Taicang Port Area, Suzhou Port, and sets sail for Brazil in Taicang City, Jiangsu Province, China, on April 27, 2025.—
Evelyn Cheng,Matthew Chin,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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The problems have delayed the launch of several payloads for the US Space Force.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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Both variants of the vessel are designed for long endurance missions of up to 8,000 nautical miles (about 9,200 miles or 14,800 km) and can carry payloads of up to 55,000 pounds (25 metric tons).—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Add to that the stresses of living in a small environment with other people and trying to accomplish a lot of tasks in a habitat that is isolated and dangerous.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Tax Day is Wednesday, April 15, and Krispy Kreme wants to help consumers deal with the stresses of filing taxes.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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In more validation of Amazon’s chip strategy, Meta said Friday its agreed to deploy at least tens of millions of Graviton cores.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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The company also said Graviton5 carries a cache five times larger than the prior version, helping cut delays in communication between cores by up to 33 percent.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Weights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weights. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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