heavies

noun

Definition of heaviesnext
plural of heavy
1
as in villains
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person he played the heavy in film after film until being cast against type as the romantic lead in a comedy

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as in heavyweights
one of high position or importance within a group in the field of secondary education, she definitely ranks as one of the heavies

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  1. villains
  2. heavyweights
  3. bigs
  4. criminals
  5. offenders
Noun
  • Tired of seeing Hugh Grant plays villains and creeps?
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
  • On Foods That Sabotage Your Sleep Tollemache emphasizes that these seven foods aren’t villains.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of villains
Noun
  • As he’s mobbed by fans and cajoled by industry heavyweights, the sunglasses go on, and a new, slicker, tougher, more icy persona is constructed, a form of armor that seems essential to his survival.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In fact, consistently beating the S&P 500 — in good times and bad — has been difficult over recent years for individual stocks; for heavyweights in the Information Technology sector including, CSCO and META, and even for the megacap stars GOOG, TSLA, and MSFT.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of heavyweights
Noun
  • In reference to that metaphor, Stewart has developed a reputation for shutting down the league’s best bigs.
    Mat Issa, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Dieng has the height at 6-foot-11 but lacks the strength and physicality to compete with more traditional bigs.
    Nick Crain, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of bigs
Noun
  • Many criminals use generative AI to improve the grammar and believability of their phishing emails and scripts.
    Craig Costigan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • At Tuesday's hearing, Democrats and Republicans were in agreement than dangerous migrant criminals needed to be deported, but they were divided over the idea that undocumented migrants without criminal records should also be removed.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of criminals
Noun
  • But even bad songs are tough to whittle into a list and culling some of the worst offenders is highly subjective.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • China and Hong Kong were noted as leading offenders, together detaining 135 journalists.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of offenders
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