as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group
as a kingfish in the state's political circles, he was accustomed to being courted by presidential hopefuls
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Recent Examples of kingfish
New stand-outs include the toro no toro, in which locally caught kingfish is enhanced with Flemish Holstein beef to imitate the fat of tuna belly and topped with Royal Belgian Caviar.
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Mary Winston Nicklin, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2024
Farther out in the Gulf waters, offshore trophies such as tuna, kingfish, sailfish, and marlin prove bountiful game.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2024
The book has chapters on sharks, tunas, dolphin, sailfish, kingfish, grouper, tarpon and snook.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Besides the dolphins, Venere caught kingfish and sailfish.
—Alan Sherman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
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Mary Winston Nicklin, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2024
Farther out in the Gulf waters, offshore trophies such as tuna, kingfish, sailfish, and marlin prove bountiful game.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2024
The book has chapters on sharks, tunas, dolphin, sailfish, kingfish, grouper, tarpon and snook.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Besides the dolphins, Venere caught kingfish and sailfish.
—Alan Sherman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kingfish
Noun
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Late one night, the heavies from the local don throw a few bricks through the window of an honest shopkeeper.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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The 6 foot 5 inch Lister made an indelible impression as Deebo, the bicycle-riding neighborhood heavy who terrorizes Ice Cube and Chris Tucker in the comedy Friday (1995).—
Danny Horn,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Minnesota countered with only two bigs in Dawson Garcia (6-11) and Parker Fox (6-8).—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
9 Feb. 2025
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In its broadest scope, the Wizards’ decision over the summer to sign Valančiūnas provided some instant offense, some defensive rebounding and some cover for Sarr to avoid getting shoved around by some of the league’s most physical bigs.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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The exhibition’s most riveting work, sure to have been a popular favorite, is the roughly life-size bronze head of Seuthes III, a Thracian king almost contemporary with, if perhaps slightly younger than, Macedonian Alexander the Great.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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The constellation Cepheus is not nearly as bright as Cassiopeia and looks nothing like a king.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
9 Feb. 2025
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In the aftermath of the 2018 Woolsey Fire, lions struggled to hunt, faced starvation and transversed wider and wider swaths of habitat, frequently risking road crossings.—
Anton Sorokin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
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On Saturday, three multicolored and gold-adorned dancing lions swirled, extending good wishes to the crowd while moving in step with the rhythmic beat of drums and cymbals.—
Autumn Alvarez,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025
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While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2017
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.—
Cole Kazdin,
Los Angeles Magazine,
14 July 2017
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“Kingfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kingfish. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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