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
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.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 6 Mar. 2025
All the while, the heroic couple was dogged by not just a team of lovebird assassins, but an inscrutable bunch of White House bigwigs.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 21 Jan. 2025
Meta was briefly the bigwig in the AR/VR space 10 years ago when Meta (then Facebook) bought the VR company Oculus.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 25 Sep. 2024
Helly shocked bigwigs at a Lumon soirée with a sermon against severance.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 6 Mar. 2025
All the while, the heroic couple was dogged by not just a team of lovebird assassins, but an inscrutable bunch of White House bigwigs.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 21 Jan. 2025
Meta was briefly the bigwig in the AR/VR space 10 years ago when Meta (then Facebook) bought the VR company Oculus.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 25 Sep. 2024
Helly shocked bigwigs at a Lumon soirée with a sermon against severance.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigwig
Noun
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Tyler Nickel has made numerous clutch 3-pointers, and the combination of that trio of perimeter weapons with a pair of burly, undersized bigs has made Vandy really dangerous.—
The Athletic,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article Welcome to the bigs, Matt Richtman.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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 other students find the burden of imperfect English heavy.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Hennessy, grandson of the liquor magnate, was surrounded by Cognac vessels growing up.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
15 Mar. 2025
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Real estate magnate Lee Shau Kee held on to his perch as the city’s second-richest with a net worth of $29.2 billion.—
Jane Ho,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The two are highly respected and influential tycoons.—
Seema Mody,
CNBC,
20 Mar. 2025
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That four-acre spread was snapped up by casino tycoon Steve Wynn, but a nearby residence hoisted onto the market as a turnkey opportunity at $45 million affords equally breathtaking vistas of Aspen Mountain and Independence Pass for less than half the cost.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Bigwig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigwig. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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