as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group
interviewed by several bigwigs on the hospital's staff
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Recent Examples of bigwig
As the fashion types begin to migrate to New York for the start of fashion week, the C-suite bigwigs were leaning in on Wall Street, courting investors at Goldman Sachs’ annual retail conference.
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Any corporate bigwig who doesn’t donate generously to Trump’s presidential library — or to Republican campaigns — may soon be a former corporate bigwig.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
His rattan chairs have seated famed Indian celebrities like members of India’s billionaire Ambani family and Bollywood stars, as well as American bigwigs like Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who visited the restaurant last year.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025
Unfortunately, season 3 finds the Nates running afoul of the corrupt bigwigs at Horizen, the company that owns Lakeview.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Any corporate bigwig who doesn’t donate generously to Trump’s presidential library — or to Republican campaigns — may soon be a former corporate bigwig.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
His rattan chairs have seated famed Indian celebrities like members of India’s billionaire Ambani family and Bollywood stars, as well as American bigwigs like Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who visited the restaurant last year.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025
Unfortunately, season 3 finds the Nates running afoul of the corrupt bigwigs at Horizen, the company that owns Lakeview.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigwig
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The Nomadland and Eternals filmmaker was introduced by Hollywood heavyweight Steven Spielberg — a co-producer on the movie through Amblin Entertainment — ahead of the screening at London’s Royal Festival Hall on Saturday.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Voice Of Hind Rajab isn’t a starry project, but Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, Alfonso Cuaron and Jonathan Glazer are among heavyweights to get behind the feature as executive producers.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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Not only did San Diego State graduate its three regular bigs – Kim Villalobos, Adryana Quezada and Cali Clark – from the Mountain West Tournament champions, point guard and leading scorer Veronica Sheffey transferred through the portal to TCU.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
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All five players will need to be involved, and that is where the bigs enter the conversation.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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The shift to bonds may indicate investors are rebalancing to keep their asset allocations from getting too stock-heavy, Austin said.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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One heavy gets punched so hard that his glass eye pops out and rolls into a mousehole.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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The widow of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, Miriam Adelson spent millions on her super PAC Preserve America, which helped Trump win last year’s election.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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In Season 2, Cross is in pursuit of a ruthless vigilante who is hunting down corrupt billionaire magnates.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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Notable criticisms or calls for change from Sharaa’s Sunni base emerged such as Syrian tycoon Ayman al-Asfari, who was among dozens of signatories on a July 23 statement demanding an inclusive government and new constitution.—
Hassan Hassan,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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Both Cleo and Mitch end up being restrained by the tycoon’s strong-armed goons.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Bigwig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigwig. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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