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
Oil bigwigs open wallets for Trump after billion-dollar request.
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
The Saturday before the election, Evans announced he was scheduled to speak at a Turning Point Action ballot chasing event with MAGA bigwig Charlie Kirk.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
But crypto bigwigs are betting that money and passion can overcome all this.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
His songs often cheekily broke the fourth wall, exposing the industry and its bigwigs’ desire to infringe their commercial logic upon his art.
—Emma Madden, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
The Saturday before the election, Evans announced he was scheduled to speak at a Turning Point Action ballot chasing event with MAGA bigwig Charlie Kirk.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
But crypto bigwigs are betting that money and passion can overcome all this.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
His songs often cheekily broke the fourth wall, exposing the industry and its bigwigs’ desire to infringe their commercial logic upon his art.
—Emma Madden, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigwig
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Amid the Houston Rockets’ 48-point first quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves over the weekend, the return of Jabari Smith Jr. — and more importantly, Ime Udoka’s utilization of the third-year big — was a reminder of his value.—
Kelly Iko,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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So, right now, everybody could use this big of a blast.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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Another Hollywood heavy was Marlon Brando, who gave Jackson acting advice.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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Late one night, the heavies from the local don throw a few bricks through the window of an honest shopkeeper.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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The Residences at Sloan’s Curve is immediately south of casino-and-resort magnate Steve Wynn’s estate.—
Darrell Hofheinz,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Last month, a Brooklyn real estate magnate connected to Turkish officials admitted to orchestrating straw donations towards Adams’ mayoral campaign in a plea deal believed to require his cooperation at trial.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Billionaire business tycoon Elon Musk suggested that the International Space Station should be scrapped sooner rather than later.—
Alex Nitzberg,
Fox News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Washington today echoes with so many uncomfortable reminders of that transitional moment in Moscow—the sudden, fearful silence of critics who had previously spoken out, the business tycoons rushing to kiss the President’s ring, the lying and reality distortions to fit the official narrative.—
Susan B. Glasser,
The New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Bigwig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigwig. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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