as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group
when she became the network's White House correspondent, she knew that she was now playing with the big boys
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Recent Examples of big boy
President @JoeBiden held what the White House dubbed a 'big boy' news conference on Thursday night.
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Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 July 2024
According to Guinness World Records, the 3-year-old big boy stands a whopping 3 feet, 2 inches tall.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
Rictus Erectus Yes, another repeat; our big boy was in Mad Max: Fury Road.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2024
The preview also discusses how The Beach Boys were often compared to another big boy band from across the pond — The Beatles.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
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Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 July 2024
According to Guinness World Records, the 3-year-old big boy stands a whopping 3 feet, 2 inches tall.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
Rictus Erectus Yes, another repeat; our big boy was in Mad Max: Fury Road.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2024
The preview also discusses how The Beach Boys were often compared to another big boy band from across the pond — The Beatles.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big boy
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His heavies answered the call, putting on an impressive blocking scheme that freed Franklin quite often.Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
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In the 18-track release, Malone sings alongside country music heavies including Morgan Wallen, Tim McGraw, Dolly Parton and Blake Shelton.Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
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Shop the top 50 picks below and save big now before the sales end this week.Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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But there are also several bigs who will be unrestricted free agents, including Brionna Jones, Cheyenne Parker-Tyus, Brittney Griner, Nneka Ogwumike and Tina Charles who could start immediately.Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Los Angeles scored against Colorado’s top line, but the Avs’ big guns got that one back at 3:40 of the period.Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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Just as Rantanen noted, the Avs’ big guns will look to shoot more at times when the team is slumping.Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 31 Oct. 2024
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Amazon is known to be a heavy hitter in Black Friday sales.Pia Singh, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
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But he’s quickly established himself as a heavy hitter in the industry, filming for brands like U.S. Ski & Snowboard, Red Bull, Burton, Oakley, Ikon Pass, Columbia, Woodward, Anon Optics and more.Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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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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In the crowd, people sang along, waving lion flags.Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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These include the 4-7-8 breathing technique, box breathing, and lion’s breath.Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
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Simply Cheetos White Cheddar Puffs These light-colored curls have big cheese flavor, a satisfying crunch and a tart kick that is dangerously delicious.Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
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Somalia’s new big cheese will quickly find out how much has been bitten off his capacity to govern.Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2017
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Namely, many ordinary Indians apparently took enormous glee at the prospect that the sudden invalidation of high-denomination currency notes would put fat cats with large cash holdings in a bind.Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2017
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Poor poll numbers caused panicky Democratic Party oligarchs and fat cat donors to oust him as their candidate.Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2024
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