familiar weight
definitions
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A physical weight or mass that is well-known, recognized, or previously experienced.en: A physical weight or mass that is well-known, recognized, or previously experienced.
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A metaphorical burden, responsibility, or emotional pressure that a person has become accustomed to carrying.en: A metaphorical burden, responsibility, or emotional pressure that a person has become accustomed to carrying.
examples
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He picked up the stone, feeling its familiar weight in his hand.
He picked up the stone, feeling its familiar weight in his hand.
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She returned to her duties, accepting the familiar weight of leadership.
She returned to her duties, accepting the familiar weight of leadership.