as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group
a meeting at which all of the big shots in the company were present
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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 -
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
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And fielding a starting lineup with two second-year bigs in Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese plus one or two rookie wings or guards would be a massive undertaking — especially for first-year coach Tyler Marsh.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
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But Robinson’s latest return to the starting lineup seems likely to be an extended one, because his shooting and passing are particularly valuable in the new starting group with two bigs (Bam Adebayo and Kel’el Ware).—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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When Knight’s phone rings with a check-in from Parker, Arturo threatens them all with his big gun.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Reports also suggest the Switch 2 will be a significant graphical step up from its aging 2017 predecessor, perhaps even getting close to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. Of course, the most important thing is the games, and Nintendo has some big guns to roll out.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 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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The original penny-farthing bicycle had a big wheel up front with a smaller one out at the back, and was also known as a high-wheel cycle.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Oct. 2024
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Unfortunately, very big boy Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees took the crown this season with 58 home runs.—
Bryan Walsh,
Vox,
30 Dec. 2024
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This is going to be a very big boy, free cash flow game.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
26 Dec. 2024
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The game launched on PC and consoles last week amidst stiff competition from heavy hitters like Infinity Nikki, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and Path of Exile 2.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2024
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The other three are all heavy hitters in the space game: the United States, Russia and China.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 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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