as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group
dressed conservatively so as to make a good impression with the nabobs on the co-op's board
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Recent Examples of nabob
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.
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Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
Back then, white scholars saw history through the eyes of society’s nabobs, kings and presidents.
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Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
Nattering nabobs of non-mainstream media might call it assault by beverage.
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Pat Beall,
Orlando Sentinel,
14 July 2024
The Gold Coast once held the highest concentrations of American wealth, and today, the area remains an upscale part of Long Island, with many of those centuries-old homes of Gilded Age nabobs still intact.
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Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
20 Mar. 2024
Chattering nabobs of negativity have highlighted that 66 Chinese companies are being removed from indices.
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Brendan Ahern,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2024
This oilman here was not a nabob like Doheny, but his L.A. oil scandal was going on at the same time.
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Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Aug. 2023
On a dangerous mindset; Pence and Social Security; ‘nattering nabobs of negativism’; the octogenarian Harrison Ford; and more NR Daily is delivered right to you every afternoon.
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Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
16 Feb. 2023
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
Back then, white scholars saw history through the eyes of society’s nabobs, kings and presidents.
—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
Nattering nabobs of non-mainstream media might call it assault by beverage.
—
Pat Beall,
Orlando Sentinel,
14 July 2024
The Gold Coast once held the highest concentrations of American wealth, and today, the area remains an upscale part of Long Island, with many of those centuries-old homes of Gilded Age nabobs still intact.
—
Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
20 Mar. 2024
Chattering nabobs of negativity have highlighted that 66 Chinese companies are being removed from indices.
—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2024
This oilman here was not a nabob like Doheny, but his L.A. oil scandal was going on at the same time.
—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Aug. 2023
On a dangerous mindset; Pence and Social Security; ‘nattering nabobs of negativism’; the octogenarian Harrison Ford; and more NR Daily is delivered right to you every afternoon.
—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
16 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nabob
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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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French and Ukrainian media reported that a Ukrainian magnate and his family were those injured.
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Jolie balked at the term and struck a $64 million deal with the billionaire alcohol magnate, Yuri Shefler.
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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 manuscript was acquired by Asaf-ud-Daula, nawab of Awadh, and was presented to King George III in 1798.
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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.
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For a queen mother to privilege her daughter/queen’s wishes above those of the son/king who abdicated in the night?
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Little is yet known about the jewelry and its significance, but Gordon believes that the jewelry was once worn by the kings and queens of an ancient Khmer Empire that spanned Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, and existed for hundreds of years.
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Alongside the police raids, the downfall of these tycoons put pressure on scam companies, which have relocated from Cambodia in recent months, researchers and former scam workers said.
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The couple traveled to the South of France in search of a holiday home and, in 1938, stayed at the legendary Hôtel Provençal in Juan-les-Pins as guests of its owner, Florence Gould, the socialite wife of American tycoon Frank Jay Gould.
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That’s one less lion left for Daemon to kill.
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In some species—lions, for instance—only one male and his closest buddies get the chance to sire offspring.
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“Nabob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nabob. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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