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Recent Examples of heavy-footed
Post struggled in his first go, thrown into the fire against the best team in the league that plays a style designed to punish heavy-footed centers.
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
Carlson had just a 43 percent touchback percentage last season with Green Bay.
Shanahan, however, is not inclined to bring aboard a heavy-footed kicker to simply get touchbacks.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
For all those who grouse that this is an overreaction to Hunter working over undersized and heavy-footed Bison, that’s fair.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2024
But around town, this Infiniti galloped with grace, its exhaust note growling after heavy-footed accelerator applications.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 4 Aug. 2023
Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
Carlson had just a 43 percent touchback percentage last season with Green Bay.
Shanahan, however, is not inclined to bring aboard a heavy-footed kicker to simply get touchbacks.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
For all those who grouse that this is an overreaction to Hunter working over undersized and heavy-footed Bison, that’s fair.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2024
But around town, this Infiniti galloped with grace, its exhaust note growling after heavy-footed accelerator applications.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 4 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavy-footed
Adjective
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But Ryan McMahon hit a chopper to second baseman Nico Hoerner, who threw out the slow-footed Stallings at home for the second out.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
26 May 2025
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Denver is anchored by Nikola Jokic — an incredibly cerebral, yet somewhat slow-footed center.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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The toddler appears to be lethargic while in hospital.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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After Game 1’s lethargic start by Florida, the Panthers opened perfectly Wednesday: With jets in the skates, with a vintage-good Bobrovsky at the net, with a continued big penalty-kill, and with a 1-0 lead mid-period on Barkov’s wrist shot on a power play.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Heavy-footed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy-footed. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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