as in heavy
one of high position or importance within a group
many of the heavy hitters in the wine industry were boozing and schmoozing at the expo
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Recent Examples of heavy hitter
Well, the group has secured the backing (and signatures) of some pretty heavy hitters within Europe’s tech scene.
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Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Hershey has created a brand name synonymous with its chocolate bars, but the company also owns heavy hitters like KitKat and Reese's as well as Jolly Rancher and SkinnyPop Popcorn.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
There are plenty of generative AI models that already compete with Adobe’s Firefly lineup, from both heavy hitters like OpenAI and Google, and smaller niche startups that are trying to carve out their own place in the industry.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 25 Oct. 2024
Amazon is known to be a heavy hitter in Black Friday sales.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
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Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Hershey has created a brand name synonymous with its chocolate bars, but the company also owns heavy hitters like KitKat and Reese's as well as Jolly Rancher and SkinnyPop Popcorn.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
There are plenty of generative AI models that already compete with Adobe’s Firefly lineup, from both heavy hitters like OpenAI and Google, and smaller niche startups that are trying to carve out their own place in the industry.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 25 Oct. 2024
Amazon is known to be a heavy hitter in Black Friday sales.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavy hitter
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Not without consequence, of course, and not just from New York heavies—in his years of flouting the conventions of etiquette in the bush, around animals, whether while making images or just out wandering, Peter was not entirely unscathed.Chris Wallace, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
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But at six-foot-two, with the big, square features and the theatrical presence of a human monolith, Chen looks as well as buzzes like the authority figures and heavies that are a star basso’s ticket to the really big time.airmail.news, airmail.news, 7 Dec. 2024
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Boost from the bigs Jonathan Isaac and Wendell Carter Jr. were aggressive on offense from the jump.Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2025
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In Broome, Auburn has one of the most skilled bigs in the country.Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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From there, this group take on up the stairs in search of The Front Man and his charges, with the episode turning into one big gun fight, centered largely around what appears to be a Barbie dream house if it was designed by M. C. Escher.Peter White, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
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First, John Beecher iced the puck from the neutral zone and the Stars were able to get some of their big guns on the ice.Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 14 Nov. 2024
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Unfortunately, very big boy Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees took the crown this season with 58 home runs.Bryan Walsh, Vox, 30 Dec. 2024
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This is going to be a very big boy, free cash flow game.Samantha Subin, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
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One of the teachers at Abbott, Jacob (played by Chris Perfetti), paid homage to Sajak with his costume, which even included a big wheel.Kayla Caldwell, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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The original penny-farthing bicycle had a big wheel up front with a smaller one out at the back, and was also known as a high-wheel cycle.New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2024
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