as in heavy
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 heavyweight
And though the Innere Stadt is where most tourists stay, Vienna isn’t rammed like Paris; there are plenty of Viennese out and about, especially at the neighborhood’s cultural heavyweights.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026
There’s a new heavyweight ruling Pier 39 — and tourists can’t stop filming him.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
His founding of a law firm (now known as GrayRobinson) that has become one of the state’s legal and lobbying heavyweights.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Companies like UltraTech Cement and Coal India are due to report early in the week, followed by heavyweights such as Hindustan Unilever, Adani Ports, Adani Enterprises and Bajaj Finserv later.
—Ashutosh Joshi, Bloomberg, 27 Apr. 2026
Reporting this week are tech heavyweights Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Apple.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Which explains, in part, why the Hurricanes dressed heavyweight Nic Deslauriers to play three whole minutes in Game 4 after Nikolaj Ehlers was sidelined by a lower-body injury.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Sets from upstarts like Creepy Nuts, Pawsa, Geese and Slayyyter, along with emphatic crowds at rock heavyweights like Jack White, Turnstile and even Sombr, traded seamlessness and precision for immediacy and friction — louder, looser, more physical in ways that were best felt than watched.
—Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Executives at Oracle have already signed several deals with Silicon Valley heavyweights to bring their business closer to that objective, Ives added.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026
There’s a new heavyweight ruling Pier 39 — and tourists can’t stop filming him.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
His founding of a law firm (now known as GrayRobinson) that has become one of the state’s legal and lobbying heavyweights.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Companies like UltraTech Cement and Coal India are due to report early in the week, followed by heavyweights such as Hindustan Unilever, Adani Ports, Adani Enterprises and Bajaj Finserv later.
—Ashutosh Joshi, Bloomberg, 27 Apr. 2026
Reporting this week are tech heavyweights Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Apple.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Which explains, in part, why the Hurricanes dressed heavyweight Nic Deslauriers to play three whole minutes in Game 4 after Nikolaj Ehlers was sidelined by a lower-body injury.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Sets from upstarts like Creepy Nuts, Pawsa, Geese and Slayyyter, along with emphatic crowds at rock heavyweights like Jack White, Turnstile and even Sombr, traded seamlessness and precision for immediacy and friction — louder, looser, more physical in ways that were best felt than watched.
—Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Executives at Oracle have already signed several deals with Silicon Valley heavyweights to bring their business closer to that objective, Ives added.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavyweight
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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).—
Drew Mackie,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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Laser writes energy circuits Unlike conventional energy storage devices that rely on synthetic materials and chemical-heavy processes, this method uses a natural substrate and a single-step fabrication process.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Some bigs take longer to develop than others in their age group.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Spurs pulled off a comeback win in the second half of Game 3 to take a 2-1 series lead without Wembanyama; Luke Kornet started in his place, and rookie Carter Bryant had a successful run as the backup big.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Heavyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavyweight. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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