as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group
rose in the ranks to become a big wheel on Wall Street
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Recent Examples of big wheel
These songs will keep rolling, as long as those big wheels keep on turning.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
The 45-gallon bin the mayor unveiled, complete with big wheels and a top that latches and the seal of the city on the side, costs $53.01; the 35-gallon model will set you back $45.88.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 July 2024
The car’s range varies from 424 miles (big battery, RWD Taycan, no draggy or heavy options) down to 296 miles for a twin-motor 4S with a smaller battery and big wheels.
—Emily Price, PCMAG, 9 June 2024
Other visual flourishes include bulging fenders and big wheel openings with flared lips.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
The 45-gallon bin the mayor unveiled, complete with big wheels and a top that latches and the seal of the city on the side, costs $53.01; the 35-gallon model will set you back $45.88.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 July 2024
The car’s range varies from 424 miles (big battery, RWD Taycan, no draggy or heavy options) down to 296 miles for a twin-motor 4S with a smaller battery and big wheels.
—Emily Price, PCMAG, 9 June 2024
Other visual flourishes include bulging fenders and big wheel openings with flared lips.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for big wheel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for big wheel
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Pace is essentially the heavy of the movie, playing the brutal chief hunter for the network airing the game shows and tasked by the producer with tracking down Powell’s character.Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
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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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So not only has Zubac evolved into one of the premier defensive bigs, but his level of discipline as a rim protector should be recognized when making decisions about All-Defensive Team selections.Shane Young, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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In overtime, both teams traded baskets to start, but hoops eventually gave way to hysteria when Memphis bigs Moussa Cisse and Dain Dainja got into an altercation with UConn big Samson Johnson, bringing both benches to the brink of clearing.Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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There’s tons of in-your-face werewolf action, big guns and lots of blood and guts in this throwback flick that would feel right at home in a drive-in double feature.William Earl, Variety, 6 Dec. 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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Besides the first day of KHSAA state football finals on Friday, there was a big boys basketball tilt involving No. 4 Male and No. 3 Trinity.Rich Barak, The Courier-Journal, 7 Dec. 2024
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One thing Green Bay hasn't done, though, is beat the NFL’s big boys.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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The Beard, the Klaw, PG-13, Russell Westbrook – heavy hitters with Hall of Fame bonafides.Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 18 Dec. 2024
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Well, the group has secured the backing (and signatures) of some pretty heavy hitters within Europe’s tech scene.Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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There was no telling what to expect from Margin Call director J. C. Chandor’s take on Kraven the Hunter, a Spider-Man rogue from the ‘60s best known for showing off his abs while sporting a vest fashioned out of a lion’s head.Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024
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An archaeological excavation in Greece has revealed the remains of an ancient monumental building replete with marble lion sculptures and intriguing gold artifacts, among other finds.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 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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“Big wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20wheel. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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