as in heavies
one of high position or importance within a group
a heavyweight in the U.S. Senate, he has a lot of clout in judicial confirmations
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Recent Examples of heavyweights
The result dashed hopes of a team touted as dark horses who could make a long run in the tournament by beating traditional soccer heavyweights such as Brazil.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
His World's Best Bourbon title actually came at the 2023 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, beating out Kentucky's heavyweights.
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Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
As a nightcap, the two soccer heavyweights – Netherlands and Morocco – played a bloody 120 minutes, which also ended in PKs.
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Alex Connor,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
That’s thanks to the company — he was sandwiched between two comic heavyweights.
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
29 June 2026
The country is looking to join continental heavyweights such as DR Congo, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe in the mineral extraction sector.
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Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
29 June 2026
The main galleries sector at the fair will include international heavyweights including New York’s Pace Gallery, London’s Sadie Coles HQ, and Tokyo’s TARO NASU, KOTARO NUKAGA, and A Lighthouse called Kanata.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
26 June 2026
The lineup of country music heavyweights due to receive special awards from the Academy of Country Music this summer has been set, with Kacey Musgraves, Ella Langley and Eric Church among the stars being feted at the 19th annual ACM Honors program.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
25 June 2026
South Korea's semiconductor heavyweights led Wednesday's bounce during early Asia hours.
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Lisa Kailai Han,lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
His World's Best Bourbon title actually came at the 2023 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, beating out Kentucky's heavyweights.
—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
As a nightcap, the two soccer heavyweights – Netherlands and Morocco – played a bloody 120 minutes, which also ended in PKs.
—
Alex Connor,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
That’s thanks to the company — he was sandwiched between two comic heavyweights.
—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
29 June 2026
The country is looking to join continental heavyweights such as DR Congo, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe in the mineral extraction sector.
—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
29 June 2026
The main galleries sector at the fair will include international heavyweights including New York’s Pace Gallery, London’s Sadie Coles HQ, and Tokyo’s TARO NASU, KOTARO NUKAGA, and A Lighthouse called Kanata.
—
News Desk,
Artforum,
26 June 2026
The lineup of country music heavyweights due to receive special awards from the Academy of Country Music this summer has been set, with Kacey Musgraves, Ella Langley and Eric Church among the stars being feted at the 19th annual ACM Honors program.
—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
25 June 2026
South Korea's semiconductor heavyweights led Wednesday's bounce during early Asia hours.
—
Lisa Kailai Han,lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavyweights
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In any year, in any culture, there are no antagonists (save for Nazis) better suited as action cinema heavies; rooting against child trafficking lowlifes is moral, easy, and best of all, a completely guiltless pleasure.
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However, on season 2 of Twin Peaks, the actress played Miss Jones, the right-hand woman for one of the series' heavies, Thomas Eckhardt (the late David Warner).
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Robinson will be a far tougher test for Embiid and the East’s other bigs.
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For the past few weeks, the Valkyries’ first-ever All-Star has been anchoring Golden State’s defense in critical moments, guarding opposing bigs and sacrificing offensive opportunities for the sake of scheme.
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The verdict cleared a legal cloud hanging over OpenAI's restructuring right as both magnates were steering their companies toward the public market.
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Newspapers fell into the hands of magnates who advanced their own interests.
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To turn the rudder, six cadets must man three massive wheels made of wood and copper.
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Apollo 3 will offer both bipedal and wheeled configurations, with wheels providing efficiency and regulatory compliance for initial industrial deployments, while bipedal versions target broader applications.
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The bell’s pyramidal face is decorated with depictions of deceased kings and queens, and its toll was believed to invoke ancestral spirits.
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Little is yet known about the jewelry and its significance, but Gordon believes that the jewelry was once worn by the kings and queens of an ancient Khmer Empire that spanned Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, and existed for hundreds of years.
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Set in the eponymous Texas metropolis, Dallas followed the Ewings, a powerful family of oil tycoons and ranch owners whose feuds and foibles made for wildly entertaining primetime viewing.
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Three of Paxton’s billionaire backers were Texas-native tycoons with a history of funding right-wing candidates in the state, one of whom died after his donation.
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Some time later, Umbro even released a special New Order version of it, with a World In Motion logo replacing the three lions national crest.
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The park is famous for its tree-climbing lions, enormous hippo populations, chimpanzee tracking, volcanic crater lakes, wetlands and savannah ecosystems.
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Several members of the cast and writer’s room, including Dippold and co-star Jeff Hiller, got their start with the Upright Citizens Brigade, an improvisational sketch-comedy group founded by comedy bigwigs like Amy Poehler and Adam McKay.
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Naturally, Bravo’s bigwigs and Cohen were pretty peeved to see gossip sites scooping them on their own reunion.
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“Heavyweights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavyweights. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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