heavy rotation

collocation in English

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heavy
adjective
uk
/ˈhev.i/us
/ˈhev.i/
weighing a lot, and needing effort to move ...
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rotation
noun
uk
/rəʊˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/roʊˈteɪ.ʃən/
movement in a circle around a ...
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(Definition ofheavyandrotationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofheavy rotation

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Video channels spun the single's accompanying clip inheavyrotation.
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It receivedheavyrotationin the band's live setlist during the second half of the 1980s, but had largely been dropped by 1990.
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The song's video was inheavyrotationfor two months.
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However, campus radio and modern rock radio stations picked up on the track, and placed it onheavyrotation.
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The song was played on the station inheavyrotationin a bid for chart success.
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The new videos that were inheavyrotationwere usually played once per hour or once per every two hours.
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The video receivedheavyrotationon several video music channels, which added to the song's chart performance.
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Due to the subject matter, some radio stations shied away from putting it intoheavyrotation.
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Therefore, rather than featuring music promoted by the productions, they chose to air tunes of their choice inheavyrotation.
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That very day, the station added it to their playlist and kept it inheavyrotationthrough the holiday season.
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Helped byheavyrotationand usage in promotions, the song thrust the band into massive popularity.
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The following year, the cover was put intoheavyrotationacross the country.
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The refrain referred to the practice of a band or their record label paying radio stations to put a song intoheavyrotation.
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Music videos for the songs were inheavyrotationfor an extended period of time.
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It was clear that the single was already proving very popular in the clubs and gettingheavyrotationfrom both mainstream and dance stations.
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All three versions were successful and stayed inheavyrotationduring the summer of 1993.
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This single receivedheavyrotationof airplay both in radios and television.
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The song charted well thanks to itsheavyrotationon radio stations.
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The single took off quickly; several radio stations started to pick it up and had it inheavyrotation.
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