as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group
a bigfoot in the field of genetics
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Recent Examples of bigfoot
The argument has become one of the most prominent flash points in the Trump regime’s efforts to bigfoot state authorities.
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
The risks are exciting, however, and the hope is that in the end, nothing is too big for bigfoot.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2025
Elon Musk, not Melania or Kimberly Guilfoyle, appears in curious new Trump family photo
A bigfoot ‘sighting’ report was logged in Connecticut.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
Originally Published: November 11, 2024 at 5:45 AM EST
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Armed guards coming to CT hospital to address ‘unruly behavior,’ physical ‘clashes’
A bigfoot ‘sighting’ report was logged in CT.
—Maureen Murphy, Hartford Courant, 11 Nov. 2024
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
The risks are exciting, however, and the hope is that in the end, nothing is too big for bigfoot.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2025
Elon Musk, not Melania or Kimberly Guilfoyle, appears in curious new Trump family photo
A bigfoot ‘sighting’ report was logged in Connecticut.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
Originally Published: November 11, 2024 at 5:45 AM EST
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Armed guards coming to CT hospital to address ‘unruly behavior,’ physical ‘clashes’
A bigfoot ‘sighting’ report was logged in CT.
—Maureen Murphy, Hartford Courant, 11 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigfoot
Noun
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Bores, once an engineer at Palantir (the AI company involved in helping ICE), has earned the ire of his former bosses, and other tech bro heavyweights, by forcefully campaigning on regulation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Here, that body includes an array of West Coast jazz heavyweights, including Carlos Niño on percussion; Nate Mercereau on guitar, percussion, and wind; and Sam Reid and Jamael Dean, both on piano.—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Their bigs dominated us, and you guys watched the game, too.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
24 Feb. 2026
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Credit goes to the Iowa bigs, who led an inside attack that allowed Iowa to outscore Michigan by 18 points in the paint.—
Chantel Jennings,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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These figures place the organic prototype within the performance envelope of conventional lithium-ion batteries, while introducing a new materials platform based on organic chemistry rather than metal-heavy cathodes, CarNewsChina writes.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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Brian Dennehy played the heavy in it.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2026
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Symptoms include fearlessness and loss of coordination, behaviors inviting lion predation, and thereby removal of disease vectors.—
Ted Williams,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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Two lion statues stand guard at the front entrance.—
Brendel Clark,
Freep.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Bigfoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigfoot. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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