as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group
interviewed by several bigwigs on the hospital's staff
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Recent Examples of bigwig
So all signs seem to be pointing to this tiny demon being at least a bigwig in the halls of Hell, if not the devil himself.
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Profitability—the point at which a film’s investors begin to see returns—is also of the utmost importance to studio bigwigs, sometimes to movie-lovers’ chagrin.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2025
On Ransom Canyon, Minka Kelly's Quinn vacillates between feelings for wealthy rancher and town bigwig, Davis Collins (Eoin Macken), and longtime crush, salt-of-the-earth rancher, Staten Kirkland (Josh Duhamel).
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Two people, however, instantly and definitively identify Barinholtz: a pair of agency bigwigs leaving a breakfast meeting.
—Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Profitability—the point at which a film’s investors begin to see returns—is also of the utmost importance to studio bigwigs, sometimes to movie-lovers’ chagrin.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2025
On Ransom Canyon, Minka Kelly's Quinn vacillates between feelings for wealthy rancher and town bigwig, Davis Collins (Eoin Macken), and longtime crush, salt-of-the-earth rancher, Staten Kirkland (Josh Duhamel).
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Two people, however, instantly and definitively identify Barinholtz: a pair of agency bigwigs leaving a breakfast meeting.
—Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigwig
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The versatile Holmgren -- who averaged 8 boards per game in the regular season and is averaging 8.6 rpg in the playoffs -- should play heavy minutes against a Pacers team whose bigs spread the floor.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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The backcourt might not be as good, but if Condon and Haugh can make the leap, the Gators could adjust to playing more through their bigs.—
The Athletic College Basketball,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Gabriel Byrne’s new heavy, the Chancellor, hisses to Castañeda’s doomed daddy as Eve watches in horror.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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At the same time, more of Richie's heavies arrive at the safe house.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
1 June 2025
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This group includes finance mogul Stephen Smith, car dealership billionaire Norman Braman, industrial business magnate Harsh Goenka, homebuilder Patrick Neal and five anonymous respondents.—
Phoebe Liu,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Lauder, a billionaire, philanthropist and son of the makeup magnate Estée Lauder, founded the initiative in 2022 as a way to increase access to Jewish day schools in America.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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With a net worth of $22.7 billion based on a Pop Mart stake, the 38-year-old is the youngest member of the country’s top echelon of tycoons, which includes ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming, Nongfu Spring Chairman Zhong Shanshan and Tencent cofounder Ma Huateng.—
Yue Wang,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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The bizarre political bromance between the most powerful man on Earth and the wealthiest tycoon in the world appeared to be over Thursday as President Trump and Elon Musk traded barbs in the wake of the Tesla mogul’s harsh criticism of his signature Big Beautiful Bill.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
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“Bigwig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigwig. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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