as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group
when she became the network's White House correspondent, she knew that she was now playing with the big boys
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Recent Examples of big boy
One of those big boys dropped off a wolf's head at my feet and looked up at me, then walked off.
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Inevitable imperfections The above is no disrespect to SMU, which unquestionably has had a fantastic initial season in the ACC, or Boise State, which has long been a non-power conference machine that often has shown it not only can play with big boys, but beat them as well.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
One thing Green Bay hasn't done, though, is beat the NFL’s big boys.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Wyatt embodies the worst excesses of the final years of the big-label era, when companies were scouting, promoting, and quickly disposing of bands in a furious cycle to find the next big boy or girl group.
—James Factora, Them, 20 Feb. 2025
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Inevitable imperfections The above is no disrespect to SMU, which unquestionably has had a fantastic initial season in the ACC, or Boise State, which has long been a non-power conference machine that often has shown it not only can play with big boys, but beat them as well.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
One thing Green Bay hasn't done, though, is beat the NFL’s big boys.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Wyatt embodies the worst excesses of the final years of the big-label era, when companies were scouting, promoting, and quickly disposing of bands in a furious cycle to find the next big boy or girl group.
—James Factora, Them, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big boy
Noun
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Harry heads back to the yard, where a group of Kevin's Czechoslovakian hired heavies are preparing for war.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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On Twin Peaks, Strong plays Jones, the right-hand woman for one of the series’ heavies.—
Drew Mackie,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Pistons have used a combination of wings (Tobias Harris, Malik Beasley, Tim Hardaway Jr.) and bigs (Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart, who sat Game 2 due to injury) to show Towns different looks on the defensive end.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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After officials told Green to lay off the physicality – and the veteran big vociferously argued – the two went right back to jostling.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Nintendo's top talent has presumably worked on Switch 2 software for years, so now is the time for big guns like Donkey Kong, Mario, and Zelda.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Blueshirts’ big guns of Panarin and Fox worked to engineer Zibanejad’s one-timer from the left circle, 2:13 after Carlsson’s goal.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2025
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Some of the heavy hitters in the 2024 playoffs included Texas ($22.2 million) and champion Ohio State ($20.3 million).—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Apr. 2025
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Clayton is just the 15th player in the modern era to go for more than 30 in a Final Four game, joining a list of heavy hitters that includes Danny Manning, Glen Rice, Danny Ferry, Sean Elliott and Carmelo Anthony.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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One of the teachers at Abbott, Jacob (played by Chris Perfetti), paid homage to Sajak with his costume, which even included a big wheel.—
Kayla Caldwell,
Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The company’s influence was further cemented earlier this month when the Pentagon awarded SpaceX the lion’s share of a $13.5 billion launch contract through 2029.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
19 Apr. 2025
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Although the La Roja hero spent the lion’s share of his competitive years in Catalunya, he’s also sampled the sport in Asia and the Middle East with Vissel Kobe (Japan) and Emirates Club (United Arab Emirates).—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But a big cheese board affords the chance for people to try something new.—
Betty Hallock,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Dec. 2024
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But a big cheese board affords the chance for people to try something new.—
Betty Hallock,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Dec. 2024
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His dream is to become a loving, fat cat who stays indoors.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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But even these fat cat colleges aren’t safe.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Big boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20boy. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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