weight
noun
the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
weights
Example Sentences
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Martine Barons, from Stratford-upon-Avon, said she began lifting weights during lockdown after listening to a seminar that said women going through menopause should run less and lift more.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
"The glass beads serve a similar function to calibration weights on a scale," explains Iris Weber from the University of Münster.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
“Open weights broaden access to AI and help ensure that AI leadership is distributed across companies, institutions and communities,” he said in a statement Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
By publishing things like model weights, open-source players make it so others can easily build on what they’ve created.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
I went down to the basement and lifted some weights for a couple of hours.
From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz
