as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group
interviewed by several bigwigs on the hospital's staff
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In Bangladesh, editorials and government bigwigs regularly bemoan her lack of recognition by Norway’s Nobel Committee.
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Charlie Campbell, TIME, 24 June 2024
Ohio has fallen from its once-time legendary status as bellwether bigwig.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
In recent weeks, Democratic bigwigs ranging from Nancy Pelosi to Barack Obama had been ratcheting up a pressure campaign to get Biden to step aside.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 23 July 2024
Walz, known as America's new dad by some supporters, struck a positive note in front of 50 or so Democratic bigwigs gathered to hear the new VP pick and former football coach speak.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
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Charlie Campbell, TIME, 24 June 2024
Ohio has fallen from its once-time legendary status as bellwether bigwig.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
In recent weeks, Democratic bigwigs ranging from Nancy Pelosi to Barack Obama had been ratcheting up a pressure campaign to get Biden to step aside.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 23 July 2024
Walz, known as America's new dad by some supporters, struck a positive note in front of 50 or so Democratic bigwigs gathered to hear the new VP pick and former football coach speak.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
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Dieng has the height at 6-foot-11 but lacks the strength and physicality to compete with more traditional bigs.Nick Crain, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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There would be no reason to suspect Courtney Williams had evolved into a stone-cold killer who will never back down from a big shot with the game in the balance, nor that Alanna Smith is a tenacious defender capable of locking down bigs who trump her in size.Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2024
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Gladiator 2 has Denzel Washington and Pedro Pascal as Colosseum-adjacent heavies.Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
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With this year's costumes trend predicted to be extra pop-culture heavy, some obvious duo costumes, like Deadpool and Wolverine, come to mind.Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
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James Dyson, the business magnate behind electronics giant Dyson, slammed Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s measures to increase taxes, including on the inheritance of farmland worth above £1 million in value.BYPrarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 4 Nov. 2024
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Trump has taken up an idea floated by Musk to create a government efficiency commission, and said the tech magnate would be a big part of the commission.Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
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The very real-life British tycoon Robert Maxwell as Rogers’ main competitor also features along with Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev, as the licensing battles took place against the backdrop of the changing situation in the USSR.John Bleasdale, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
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Kyocera was founded in 1959 by the late Japanese tycoon Kazuo Inamori, who also established the predecessor of the country’s telecoms giant KDDI.Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Bigwig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigwig. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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