as in big
one of high position or importance within a group
among food and beverage magazines, it's one of the biggies
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With the brand management biggies all looking to keep buying and so many brands looking for a way to get back to growth, the niche seems like a good one for an expanding ecosystem.
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Evan Clark, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
The Substance won in the other two film biggies: Best Contemporary Make-Up and Best Special Make-Up Effects.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
Hoffman is at least one, but there's no word as yet whether any other OG biggies, like Sarah Rafferty, Gina Torres, or Meghan Markle are also in talks to reprise their roles.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
That includes your standard commercial stuff — Another Simple Favor, The Accountant 2, and A24’s Death of a Unicorn are among this year’s biggies — as well as new films from Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, Chad Hartigan, Under the Shadow’s Babak Anvari, and The Vast of Night breakout Andrew Patterson.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
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Evan Clark, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
The Substance won in the other two film biggies: Best Contemporary Make-Up and Best Special Make-Up Effects.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
Hoffman is at least one, but there's no word as yet whether any other OG biggies, like Sarah Rafferty, Gina Torres, or Meghan Markle are also in talks to reprise their roles.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
That includes your standard commercial stuff — Another Simple Favor, The Accountant 2, and A24’s Death of a Unicorn are among this year’s biggies — as well as new films from Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, Chad Hartigan, Under the Shadow’s Babak Anvari, and The Vast of Night breakout Andrew Patterson.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Biggie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biggie. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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