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But then as I saw everything else go up, there was a weightiness to the way everything was framed and thought about.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

At Santa Croce, the world's largest Franciscan church, Giotto's frescoes bear witness to his innovations, including modern spatial techniques such as foreshortening and human figures imparted with a fleshy weightiness.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

Compter suggests quantifiable weight, and importer can also suggest metaphorical weightiness, as in “a matter of import.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 9, 2026

In Part 2, Francine takes off for the beach to absorb the weightiness of it all.

From Washington Post Dec. 15, 2022

Pappa said “everything” with a meaningful weightiness, and Rishi nodded solemnly, knowing what he meant.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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