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
Yep, it’s lumped in with heavy hitters like heroin and LSD.
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Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
But just because Wood doesn’t have the same track record as the heavy hitters doesn’t mean he should be discounted.
—Julia Ranney, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
That is a sentiment shared by many of Hollywood’s heavy hitters.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
Space company Blue Origin’s next mission will be powered by a history-making crew of heavy hitters, including journalist Gayle King, pop star Katy Perry and philanthropist Lauren Sánchez.
—David Chiu, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
But just because Wood doesn’t have the same track record as the heavy hitters doesn’t mean he should be discounted.
—Julia Ranney, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
That is a sentiment shared by many of Hollywood’s heavy hitters.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
Space company Blue Origin’s next mission will be powered by a history-making crew of heavy hitters, including journalist Gayle King, pop star Katy Perry and philanthropist Lauren Sánchez.
—David Chiu, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavy hitter
Noun
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And if nothing else, there’s always the heavies to fall back on.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2025
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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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Michigan boasts two excellent bigs in Vlad Goldin and Danny Wolf.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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This game features three of the best bigs in college basketball, two of whom — Johni Broome and Danny Wolf — could be first-round picks in the 2025 NBA Draft.—
Tobias Bass,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The ’Davis Gun’ was not successful in putting big guns on biplanes.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Channel 4 is bringing back its big guns with a Russell T. Davies drama and the return of a David Mitchell and Robert Webb sketch comedy after 15 years.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2025
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Wyatt embodies the worst excesses of the final years of the big-label era, when companies were scouting, promoting, and quickly disposing of bands in a furious cycle to find the next big boy or girl group.—
James Factora,
Them,
20 Feb. 2025
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There is an unlikely new kid on the block among the U.K.’s business big boys – the maker of war games miniatures, Games Workshop.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes,
5 Dec. 2024
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Off-road vehicles need to be boxy, tall and large with big wheels and specialized tires -- these are terrible for range.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2025
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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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“Heavy hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy%20hitter. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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