panjandrums

noun

variants also panjandra
plural of panjandrum
as in bigwigs

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  1. bigwigs
  2. nabobs
  3. barons
  4. magnates
  5. moguls
  6. eminences
  7. dignitaries
  8. big shots
Noun
  • 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.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 29 June 2026
  • Naturally, Bravo’s bigwigs and Cohen were pretty peeved to see gossip sites scooping them on their own reunion.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2026
Definition of bigwigs
Noun
  • But all the nattering nabobs of negativism who’d normally have been concentrating on Maura’s catastrophic first term had to devote at least a little attention to recounting one of the Wu Klux Klan’s more embarrassing moments of 2025.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of nabobs
Noun
  • This was perhaps the greatest bifurcation of the labor force seen since the days of land barons.
    — Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Lipstye and others worried that Shelter Island was becoming a place dominated by wealthy barons who weren’t necessarily invested in the community — a place, in short, like the South Fork.
    — Reeves Wiedeman, Curbed, 22 June 2026
Definition of barons
Noun
  • The verdict cleared a legal cloud hanging over OpenAI's restructuring right as both magnates were steering their companies toward the public market.
    — Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Newspapers fell into the hands of magnates who advanced their own interests.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Definition of magnates
Noun
  • The one-two acquisition punch would propel the Ellison family to top-tier moguls with influence over CNN, CBS News, HBO, Turner Classic Movies and two historic Hollywood studios.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio attended the World Cup match between Colombia and Portugal at Hard Rock Stadium, with the West Miami Republican arriving with local soccer moguls Jose and Jorge Mas.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 28 June 2026
Definition of moguls
Noun
  • These speakers join previously announced eminences from Amazon, Calm, Contextual AI, CoreWeave, Databricks, DataSnipper, Exelon, Glean, Google, Intuit, Rivian, and Serve Robotics.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
  • It was started by Goodall, Desmond Tutu, and other eminences.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Definition of eminences
Noun
  • After months of uncertainty, two dignitaries from rival lands have come forward to press their claims.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026
  • During his first term, he was criticized for owning properties where foreign dignitaries and others hoping to curry his favor spent lavishly.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
Definition of dignitaries
Noun
  • Sharp, a rookie second-round draft pick from Houston, continued to impress at both ends of the floor with big shots and big stops on defense.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
  • Charles came up huge in the closing minutes, grabbing crucial rebounds and hitting big shots down the stretch.
    — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
Definition of big shots
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