as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group
rose in the ranks to become a big wheel on Wall Street
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Recent Examples of big wheel
Two of the children, ages 9 and 11, were transported down the mountain in a big wheel basket.
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Hannah Dreyfus, AZCentral.com, 2 July 2025
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
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
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
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Hannah Dreyfus, AZCentral.com, 2 July 2025
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
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big wheel
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Beckham responded with dignified simplicity placing herself in the public lens alongside industry heavyweights like Anna Wintour.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The cohort is also backed by industry heavyweights; last year’s fashion allies included Lululemon and Saks Global while program partners included HSBC and SAP.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Paramount executive also became president of the American Motion Picture Association (precursor to the MPA) in 1925, beating out the likes of Marcus Loew, Lasky, William Fox, Hays, Sam Rothafel, Sam Katz, Carl Laemmle, Joseph Schenck, and other Hollywood heavies.—
Chris Yogerst,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Jan. 2026
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The Dark Ages gave us an extremely metal prequel that — while a bit too lore and cutscene-heavy — presented more surprising tricks and gameplay refreshes to keep the long-running FPS series alive and kicking butt.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
26 Dec. 2025
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Simmons had a heroic night with eight points and eight rebounds, playing much of it as an undersized 5-man with Magoon Gwath injured and the other bigs in foul trouble.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Starting and closing with both bigs presents a grueling workload for the two centers.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2026
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The comedy big guns come out to pay their respects to the groundbreaking genius whose comedy is still radical — Ben Stiller, Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler, Dave Chappelle, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman are just a few.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Sunday’s iteration – David Pastrnak-Pavel Zacha-Casey Mittelstadt – finished minus-2 and were outplayed by the Sens’ big guns.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
22 Dec. 2025
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Only little boys are called big boys.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Jan. 2026
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There are big boys throwing their weight around, and there are wild skinnies with flying arms and spinning back-kicks, chopping out their emergency version of personal space.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
16 Dec. 2025
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Most of the heavy hitters in the club of artists with over 100 million Spotify followers — names like Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Ed Sheeran, Drake, and the Weeknd — seem allergic to the concept of substantial time off.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2026
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Originally called Juan y Lolita Rancho, the property quickly became a gathering place for local ranchers and riders, Hollywood heavy hitters, and visiting dignitaries.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
21 Jan. 2026
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Cohen is a star baseball player for Windward and Fullmer plays football for Harvard-Westlake and is the son of former major leaguer Brad Fullmer, one of the best players ever out of Montclair Prep.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Former Yankees pitcher and the oldest living major leaguer Art Schallock died at age 100 on March 6.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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But chief baseball officer Craig Breslow is a former big leaguer and a Yale graduate.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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The club swung a big trade with the Rays to bring in Shane Baz, a former top prospect who finally put together his first full healthy season as a big leaguer.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Big wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20wheel. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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