as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group
a meeting at which all of the big shots in the company were present
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Noun
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Not without consequence, of course, and not just from New York heavies—in his years of flouting the conventions of etiquette in the bush, around animals, whether while making images or just out wandering, Peter was not entirely unscathed.—
Chris Wallace,
Vogue,
17 Dec. 2024 -
But at six-foot-two, with the big, square features and the theatrical presence of a human monolith, Chen looks as well as buzzes like the authority figures and heavies that are a star basso’s ticket to the really big time.—
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airmail.news,
7 Dec. 2024
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The Heat duo of Adebayo and Ware entered Sunday with just one minute played together this season, with Spoelstra just recently starting to play the two bigs together in end-of-quarter defensive situations.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
20 Jan. 2025
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DiVincenzo had taken on the burden of crashing the glass to help out the Wolves bigs.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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When Knight’s phone rings with a check-in from Parker, Arturo threatens them all with his big gun.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Reports also suggest the Switch 2 will be a significant graphical step up from its aging 2017 predecessor, perhaps even getting close to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. Of course, the most important thing is the games, and Nintendo has some big guns to roll out.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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One of the teachers at Abbott, Jacob (played by Chris Perfetti), paid homage to Sajak with his costume, which even included a big wheel.—
Kayla Caldwell,
Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2024
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The original penny-farthing bicycle had a big wheel up front with a smaller one out at the back, and was also known as a high-wheel cycle.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Oct. 2024
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Unfortunately, very big boy Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees took the crown this season with 58 home runs.—
Bryan Walsh,
Vox,
30 Dec. 2024
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This is going to be a very big boy, free cash flow game.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
26 Dec. 2024
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The other three are all heavy hitters in the space game: the United States, Russia and China.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Fish is often hailed as a nutritional heavy hitter that provides a slew of health benefits.—
Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News,
Fox News,
4 Dec. 2024
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There was plenty of entertainment with lion and dragon dances, food eating contests, a dumpling wrapping contest and a host of performances on a main stage.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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Enjoy Golden Lion martial arts demos, a Kei Lun lion dance and a parade.—
Jackie Burrell,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
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