as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group
thinks he's a big cheese just because he's got a business card
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Recent Examples of big cheese
But a big cheese board affords the chance for people to try something new.
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Betty Hallock,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Dec. 2024
Simply Cheetos White Cheddar Puffs These light-colored curls have big cheese flavor, a satisfying crunch and a tart kick that is dangerously delicious.
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Jolene Thym,
The Mercury News,
4 June 2024
So for decades only accredited scholars, the occasional journalist and big cheeses got to see inside.
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Jason Horowitz,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2023
Following a voting process, this international cut of designers aged under 40 will be whittled down to a final few before the winners are selected by a panel of the conglomerate’s key designers and c-suite big cheeses some time in the summer.
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Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2023
All is fair in love and big cheese.
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Ali Francis,
Bon Appétit,
2 Feb. 2023
Bob Iger is back as the House of Mouse’s big cheese.
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Jacob Carpenter,
Fortune,
21 Nov. 2022
Una Pizza Napoletana is truly the big cheese: Anthony Mangieri’s Lower East Side pizza joint was just named the best pizzeria in the United States by the 50 Top Pizza organization.
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Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
16 June 2022
Betty Hallock,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Dec. 2024
Simply Cheetos White Cheddar Puffs These light-colored curls have big cheese flavor, a satisfying crunch and a tart kick that is dangerously delicious.
—
Jolene Thym,
The Mercury News,
4 June 2024
So for decades only accredited scholars, the occasional journalist and big cheeses got to see inside.
—
Jason Horowitz,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2023
Following a voting process, this international cut of designers aged under 40 will be whittled down to a final few before the winners are selected by a panel of the conglomerate’s key designers and c-suite big cheeses some time in the summer.
—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2023
All is fair in love and big cheese.
—
Ali Francis,
Bon Appétit,
2 Feb. 2023
Bob Iger is back as the House of Mouse’s big cheese.
—
Jacob Carpenter,
Fortune,
21 Nov. 2022
Una Pizza Napoletana is truly the big cheese: Anthony Mangieri’s Lower East Side pizza joint was just named the best pizzeria in the United States by the 50 Top Pizza organization.
—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
16 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for big cheese
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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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Cape Verde earned a shocking draw with heavyweight Spain at Atlanta Stadium.
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Geoffrey Lechantoux is responsible for the French-seafood-heavy menu.
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Most standard blends are nitrogen-heavy, which encourages leaf growth instead of fruit.
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Like Stewart, Ejiofor has the kind of strength to deal with being an undersized big.
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So Bauer heads back to Mexico City, continuing a journey that has taken him everywhere except the bigs.
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The Minnesota Wild’s big guns showed up in a big way Saturday night, and the Avs looked wobbly for the first time in this tournament in a 5-1 loss in Game 3 at Grand Casino Arena.
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Against Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup, Wrexham twice raced into a two-goal lead only for the half-time of introduction of the Premier League’s ‘big guns’ to underline how far the Welsh club still has to go if their owners’ top flight ambitions are to be realised.
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Thibodeau is a big boy, and Dolan is still paying him a lot of money from that $30 million extension signed in the summer of 2024.
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But taking on one of Wall Street’s big boys, and then getting squashed for it, ranks right up there.
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The car's quirky appearance is enhanced by a sporty body kit and big wheels that are pushed to the farthest edges.
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More Coloradans are seeing the big wheel spin in their favor each year.
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That was a gift from former Indy ball teammate and ex-big leaguer Matt Adams.
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Around him was not a single big leaguer, minor leaguer, or anyone with a heater topping 90 miles per hour.
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Crow-Armstrong completed the first cycle by a major leaguer this season with a seventh-inning single Monday night, then was promptly picked off first base by Colorado Rockies reliever Brennan Bernardino in a one-run game.
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The co-founder of the Grossman Burn Foundation and the ex-major leaguer have already been found liable in the deaths of two young boys.
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“Big cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20cheese. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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