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
Several months later, on the day that Antonin and Agathe open Patisserie Carême, Antonin and Talleyrand learn that they’re both being packed off to the war together, where they’ll be tasked with feeding the army bigwigs and other duties (espionage, probably) as assigned.
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 11 June 2025
Its members will include lobbyists, tech industry bigwigs and a sprinkling of White House officials, such as David Sacks, who is Trump’s crypto czar.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 14 May 2025
So far, that’s materialized in public displays of US computing power such as Stargate, the new $500 billion AI company helmed by a supergroup of Silicon Valley bigwigs.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Kevin's wife Bella (Lara Pulver) is meeting her estranged dad, an apparent government bigwig with powerful friends.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 11 June 2025
Its members will include lobbyists, tech industry bigwigs and a sprinkling of White House officials, such as David Sacks, who is Trump’s crypto czar.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 14 May 2025
So far, that’s materialized in public displays of US computing power such as Stargate, the new $500 billion AI company helmed by a supergroup of Silicon Valley bigwigs.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Kevin's wife Bella (Lara Pulver) is meeting her estranged dad, an apparent government bigwig with powerful friends.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigwig
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His mastery of the pick-and-roll/pick-and-pop will also pair well with the Clippers’ troika of bigs (Ivica Zubac, Brook Lopez, and John Collins).—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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The fans welcomed the 23-year-old back to the bigs with a standing ovation in his first at-bat.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
22 July 2025
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First question first: Is Usyk the GOAT of the heavies?—
Anthony Stitt,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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And if that timeliness doesn't impress you, maybe Cap wrecking a bunch of heavies in an elevator will.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
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Mimran, the son of billionaire sugar magnate Jean-Claude Mimran, had offered to serve as a third-party guarantor for an untitled ca.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
17 July 2025
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The residence was purchased in the 1970s for just $900,000 by the late radio concert promoter and radio station magnate Ken Roberts, who wound up relinquishing it to the financial services firm New Stream Capital in 2010 to settle a $27.5 million legal claim.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
15 July 2025
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The Indian tycoon and To Lam, general secretary of Vietnam’s Communist Party, met in Hanoi yesterday.—
Yessar Rosendar,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Citizen Kane tells the story of a publishing tycoon named Charles Foster Kane, a character Welles based on William Randolph Hearst.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 July 2025
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“Bigwig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigwig. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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