as in heavies
one of high position or importance within a group
a heavyweight in the U.S. Senate, he has a lot of clout in judicial confirmations
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Recent Examples of heavyweights
Because, from the Midwest, this feels like Notre Dame’s best shot in a long time to knock off one of the sport’s heavyweights.
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Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Multiple heavyweights are going to declare in Fall of 2026, so why not get a jump on them and have the Left-leaning media all to yourself?
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
The weight storyline, added to the relaunch of Ring Magazine and accompanied by the presence of two up-and-coming young heavyweights like Moses Itauma and Johnny Fisher, makes Saturday in Riyadh a special event for boxing, and more specifically, the heavyweight division.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Inside a Glendale studio, adorned with moodiness and odes to the city’s star quality, hip-hop heavyweights The Game and D Smoke sat alongside Billboard editor Carl Lamarre.
—Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
Singapore is already home to digital banks backed by heavyweights such as Grab, Singtel, and Sea Group.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes, 19 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 Health Care sector including MRK, PFE, and JNJ, and even for the megacap stars GOOG, TSLA, and MSFT.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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
Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Multiple heavyweights are going to declare in Fall of 2026, so why not get a jump on them and have the Left-leaning media all to yourself?
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
The weight storyline, added to the relaunch of Ring Magazine and accompanied by the presence of two up-and-coming young heavyweights like Moses Itauma and Johnny Fisher, makes Saturday in Riyadh a special event for boxing, and more specifically, the heavyweight division.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Inside a Glendale studio, adorned with moodiness and odes to the city’s star quality, hip-hop heavyweights The Game and D Smoke sat alongside Billboard editor Carl Lamarre.
—Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
Singapore is already home to digital banks backed by heavyweights such as Grab, Singtel, and Sea Group.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes, 19 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 Health Care sector including MRK, PFE, and JNJ, and even for the megacap stars GOOG, TSLA, and MSFT.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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
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“Heavyweights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavyweights. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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