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
The groups include some fairly heavy hitters who have previous ties to baseball and other major professional sports.
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John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
Sony San Diego Studios released its Legends trailer on Tuesday, confirming some heavy hitters being added to the game this year.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Lincoln-Way East (23-12) There are some heavy hitters in this lineup, starting with junior outfielder Mackenzie Bacha (Louisville) and junior infielders Maddie Henry (Penn State) and Cassidy Jagielski (Notre Dame).
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
The heavy hitters behind this campaign have managed to frighten residents of the trendy SoDo district into believing that their property values and perhaps their lives would be seriously upended if the facility is allowed to proceed.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2025
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John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
Sony San Diego Studios released its Legends trailer on Tuesday, confirming some heavy hitters being added to the game this year.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Lincoln-Way East (23-12) There are some heavy hitters in this lineup, starting with junior outfielder Mackenzie Bacha (Louisville) and junior infielders Maddie Henry (Penn State) and Cassidy Jagielski (Notre Dame).
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
The heavy hitters behind this campaign have managed to frighten residents of the trendy SoDo district into believing that their property values and perhaps their lives would be seriously upended if the facility is allowed to proceed.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 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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Johnson is a magnetic three-level scorer, and Morrow has been humiliating opposing bigs with more than five offensive rebounds per game.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Florida is probably one of the few teams with the frontcourt strength to neutralize Maryland bigs Derik Queen and Julian Reese.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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New York’s big guns were silent, especially on the power play, which has been moribund for a month.—
Arthur Staple,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Devils mostly dictated play when Edmonton’s big guns weren’t on the ice.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 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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Around the time the series was announced, Simon Cowell — who played a role in forming One Direction on The X Factor, as did Scherzinger — unveiled plans to film a documentary series searching for the next big boy band.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2025
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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 16 Apr. 2025.
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