as in heavy
one of high position or importance within a group
many of the heavy hitters in the wine industry were boozing and schmoozing at the expo
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Recent Examples of heavy hitter
Another event likely to draw interest is The Kitchen Table Stage at Hartford Taste, which showcases the heavy hitters of the Greater Hartford culinary scene giving cooking demos and telling stories related to their fields.
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Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
This David-and-Goliath battle pitted them against heavy hitters: the Dade County Port Authority, the Federal Aviation Administration, the state of Florida, the air transport industry and eager chambers of commerce.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2025
But where Altman is a leading character in the story, another tech heavy hitter makes an impression, too, albeit in what appears to be more of a cameo.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 11 July 2025
Whereas this challenge usually serves to introduce (or reintroduce) queens and allow an underdog to surprise us while expected heavy hitters bore us, All Stars 10 seems to have deployed it to separate those who can win from those who can’t.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 11 July 2025
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Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
This David-and-Goliath battle pitted them against heavy hitters: the Dade County Port Authority, the Federal Aviation Administration, the state of Florida, the air transport industry and eager chambers of commerce.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2025
But where Altman is a leading character in the story, another tech heavy hitter makes an impression, too, albeit in what appears to be more of a cameo.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 11 July 2025
Whereas this challenge usually serves to introduce (or reintroduce) queens and allow an underdog to surprise us while expected heavy hitters bore us, All Stars 10 seems to have deployed it to separate those who can win from those who can’t.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavy hitter
Noun
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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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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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The cliffhanger ending clearly indicates a third movie in the planning, so maybe the filmmakers are saving their big guns for a final chapter.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
2 July 2025
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Those big guns get thrown together on a top line when the Oilers need a spark, but have generally been split across the top-six over the last two rounds.—
The Athletic NHL Staff,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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That big boy came straight up out of the water until his tail was a foot above its surface, then smacked back.—
Arthur Grahame,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2025
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This whole situation in the industry is like a big boy's club...—
Mekishana Pierre Published,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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Two of the children, ages 9 and 11, were transported down the mountain in a big wheel basket.—
Hannah Dreyfus,
AZCentral.com,
2 July 2025
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There was a man riding a toddler’s big wheel with a 40-ounce malt liquor bottle in one hand, and a woman wearing just a torn T-shirt was cursing up a storm.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
26 May 2025
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“Heavy hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy%20hitter. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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