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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Christopher Thornberg, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
Here is a partial list of the bigwigs who attended Donald Trump’s second inauguration, based on observation of who appeared during the ceremony, seating placards that were placed in the Rotunda, and media reports.
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Oil bigwigs open wallets for Trump after billion-dollar request.
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But keeping Towns off the glass, especially with de facto L.A. big Rui Hachimura out tonight, is a big ask for the seven-foot, 220-pound Hayes.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Piedmont’s strategy of swarming the Tech bigs and forcing other players to beat them worked perfectly.—
Devin Bradshaw,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2025
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The other students find the burden of imperfect English heavy.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Another Hollywood heavy was Marlon Brando, who gave Jackson acting advice.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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FedEx is suing Donald Trump-supporting pillow magnate Mike Lindell for nearly $9 million in unpaid delivery fees.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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The project soon attached Ed Harris to play James, a celebrated actor but failed property magnate.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2025
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Billionaire business tycoon Elon Musk suggested that the International Space Station should be scrapped sooner rather than later.—
Alex Nitzberg,
Fox News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Washington today echoes with so many uncomfortable reminders of that transitional moment in Moscow—the sudden, fearful silence of critics who had previously spoken out, the business tycoons rushing to kiss the President’s ring, the lying and reality distortions to fit the official narrative.—
Susan B. Glasser,
The New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Bigwig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigwig. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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