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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Recent Examples of bigwig
In 1987, Hackman starred opposite Kevin Costner and Sean Young in Roger Donaldson's No Way Out, which finds his desperate government bigwig David Brice with blood on his hands after the accidental murder of his mistress.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Metro Sports Committee members even made a point to hand-deliver the city’s bid, individually, to each NCAA bigwig.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2025
Of course, then, life later imitated art with tech bigwigs trying to use something similar to Johansson‘s voice to equip an LLM.
—John Werner, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Free-market economics bigwigs, at the request of Trump, have assembled a team to push making the president’s 2017 tax cuts permanent — and to do it as quickly as possible.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 6 Mar. 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Metro Sports Committee members even made a point to hand-deliver the city’s bid, individually, to each NCAA bigwig.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2025
Of course, then, life later imitated art with tech bigwigs trying to use something similar to Johansson‘s voice to equip an LLM.
—John Werner, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Free-market economics bigwigs, at the request of Trump, have assembled a team to push making the president’s 2017 tax cuts permanent — and to do it as quickly as possible.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigwig
Noun
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Auburn has reached its second national semifinal ever, off the strength of unanimous All-American big Johni Broome and the cadre of good shooters in his orbit.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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In sharp contrast to Chattanooga, the Anteaters are led by a duo of senior bigs, with 7-foot center Bent Leuchten leading the team with 15.4 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, pairing with senior forward Devin Tillis, who's averaged 13.5 points and 7.8 rebounds.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And if nothing else, there’s always the heavies to fall back on.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2025
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They’re supposed to be the reinforcements, the heavies, personally recruited by Quinn — a fugitive Army Intelligence Colonel! — and installed at Beck’s place, just like Paulie.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
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The tech magnate’s swipe at Navarro comes after a report that indicated Trump told his inner circle that Musk will be stepping back from his role in the government in the coming weeks.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Apr. 2025
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From cable television magnates to fashion moguls to casino bosses, these billionaires have passed away since the 2024 Forbes list.—
Roy Canivel,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Chris Helman tracks energy innovators and oil tycoons from Houston.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Nick, the son of shipping tycoon Massimo Marone (Joseph Mascolo), often was depicted as an adventurous and ambitious man who worked as a sea captain.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Bigwig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigwig. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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