variants
or high-muckety-muck
as in heavy
one of high position or importance within a group
failed to pass muster with the country club's high-muck-a-mucks
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Noun
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Gabriel Byrne’s new heavy, the Chancellor, hisses to Castañeda’s doomed daddy as Eve watches in horror.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025 -
At the same time, more of Richie's heavies arrive at the safe house.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
1 June 2025
Noun
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The versatile Holmgren -- who averaged 8 boards per game in the regular season and is averaging 8.6 rpg in the playoffs -- should play heavy minutes against a Pacers team whose bigs spread the floor.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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The backcourt might not be as good, but if Condon and Haugh can make the leap, the Gators could adjust to playing more through their bigs.—
The Athletic College Basketball,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Instead, the 80 giant hedges here take the shape of giraffes, lions, elephants, and teddy bears.—
Blair West,
Travel + Leisure,
5 June 2025
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Related Articles While these designers might be looking to adolescence — from drawing on upbringings spent among lions and tigers in South Africa to fighting against the constrictions of adulthood by refusing to grow up — there’s no Peter Pan syndrome here.—
Violet Goldstone,
Footwear News,
5 June 2025
Noun
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The lights dim, and a hush falls over the crowd, as the last nawab of Oudh strides onto the stage at Palo Alto’s Cubberley Theater.—
Isha Trivedi,
The Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2025
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The lights dim, and a hush falls over the crowd, as the last nawab of Oudh strides onto the stage at Palo Alto’s Cubberley Theater.—
Isha Trivedi,
The Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The wheel, called Oversized Payload Lander on Non-Atmospheric Somata (OPLONAS), would consist of flexible wire with a sealed cylinder tube at the wheel's center, which would hold a motor, batteries and cargo space.—
Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
12 June 2025
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Royal Enfield This model also appears to have 17-inch rear spoked wheel, and a 19-incher at the front spoked wheel.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
12 June 2025
Noun
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The cushy king beds are topped with $23,000 mattresses from 100-year-old luxury Swedish label Duxiana.—
Katie Nanton,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2025
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Their responses revealed a clear message: Efficiency is king.—
Sonali Bloom,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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“High-muck-a-muck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-muck-a-muck. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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