as in heavy
one of high position or importance within a group
many of the heavy hitters in the wine industry were boozing and schmoozing at the expo
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Recent Examples of heavy hitter
Other heavy hitters made their way to the convention center in the south of Paris, including French President Emmanuel Macron and prime minister François Bayrou.
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 June 2025
The premium credit card is turning to heavy hitters from the worlds of pop culture and food to help reintroduce the product to the market.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025
Over the years, Burrell squared off against some heavy hitters as her rival captains, and nearly all of the celebrity chefs have taken to social media to pay tribute following the news of her death at 55 on Tuesday, June 17.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 19 June 2025
This year's ceremony includes some heavy hitters squabbling up for the night's top honors, including Kendrick Lamar who leads the pack with 10 nominations, and Doechii, Drake, Future, and GloRilla coming close behind with with six nominations each.
—Mekishana Pierre Updated, EW.com, 10 June 2025
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 June 2025
The premium credit card is turning to heavy hitters from the worlds of pop culture and food to help reintroduce the product to the market.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025
Over the years, Burrell squared off against some heavy hitters as her rival captains, and nearly all of the celebrity chefs have taken to social media to pay tribute following the news of her death at 55 on Tuesday, June 17.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 19 June 2025
This year's ceremony includes some heavy hitters squabbling up for the night's top honors, including Kendrick Lamar who leads the pack with 10 nominations, and Doechii, Drake, Future, and GloRilla coming close behind with with six nominations each.
—Mekishana Pierre Updated, EW.com, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavy hitter
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Others are the heaviest of the heavy: a college student rendered brain-dead by a fentanyl overdose, a little girl who fatally drowns while saving her sister who fell into their swimming pool.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2025
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Class struggle is reflected in the way that the back-alley heavy, Atticus Hawk, dismisses the ivory-tower eccentricity of the occult specialist Scholar Vitali.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Perimeter defense was a clear struggle for L.A., forcing late challenges by bigs leading to 25 free throws.—
Micheel Alharazy,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2025
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The top remaining free agent bigs include Al Horford, Deandre Ayton, and Moe Wagner.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Those big guns get thrown together on a top line when the Oilers need a spark, but have generally been split across the top-six over the last two rounds.—
The Athletic NHL Staff,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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There are big guns, big swords and, by the sound of it, a whole lot of crazy.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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That big boy came straight up out of the water until his tail was a foot above its surface, then smacked back.—
Arthur Grahame,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2025
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This whole situation in the industry is like a big boy's club...—
Mekishana Pierre Published,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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There was a man riding a toddler’s big wheel with a 40-ounce malt liquor bottle in one hand, and a woman wearing just a torn T-shirt was cursing up a storm.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
26 May 2025
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Off-road vehicles need to be boxy, tall and large with big wheels and specialized tires -- these are terrible for range.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Heavy hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy%20hitter. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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