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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In a post-girl boss era depleted of loud empowerment anthems, twigs led a quiet rebellion, collaborating with dance heavyweights like Skrillex, Jack Antonoff, and Benny Blanco, who ground the album firmly in the era’s hybrid pop, electronic, and experimental styles.
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Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Even now, some wonder if his fraught relationships with LDP heavyweights will weaken the incoming administration.
—Takehiko Kambayashi, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2024
The agency takes inspiration from not only the Hollywood heavyweights like Creative Artists Agency, which was founded by five power agents who fled William Morris, including Top 200 collector Michael Ovitz, but also talent and literary agents International Creative Management Partners.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
The competition to develop self-driving cars is all the more fierce as manufacturing behemoths like Ford, Toyota, and Daimler square off against auto industry upstarts like Tesla and tech heavyweights like Alphabet, Uber, and Baidu.
—Jonathan Masters, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2017
Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Even now, some wonder if his fraught relationships with LDP heavyweights will weaken the incoming administration.
—Takehiko Kambayashi, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2024
The agency takes inspiration from not only the Hollywood heavyweights like Creative Artists Agency, which was founded by five power agents who fled William Morris, including Top 200 collector Michael Ovitz, but also talent and literary agents International Creative Management Partners.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
The competition to develop self-driving cars is all the more fierce as manufacturing behemoths like Ford, Toyota, and Daimler square off against auto industry upstarts like Tesla and tech heavyweights like Alphabet, Uber, and Baidu.
—Jonathan Masters, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2017
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“Heavyweights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavyweights. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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