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
Hughes was known for his antipathy toward D.C. prosecutors who flew in to bigfoot local attorneys.
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Marc Fisher,
New Yorker,
17 Nov. 2025
His next experience with two juvenile Bigfoots, while fishing on the Cumberland River between Nashville and Ashland City in 1999, would change the way Denton viewed the creatures forever.
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Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Oct. 2025
But the fun highlight that’s really taken off in the last couple of years is the Celebrity Mayor Grape Stomp, which features many of the political bigfoots in Santa Clara County.
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Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
22 July 2025
The Irish Independent reported that the pair met in 2018 on the set of The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot, but didn’t begin dating until 2019.
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Nicole Briese,
People.com,
18 June 2025
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Marc Fisher,
New Yorker,
17 Nov. 2025
His next experience with two juvenile Bigfoots, while fishing on the Cumberland River between Nashville and Ashland City in 1999, would change the way Denton viewed the creatures forever.
—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Oct. 2025
But the fun highlight that’s really taken off in the last couple of years is the Celebrity Mayor Grape Stomp, which features many of the political bigfoots in Santa Clara County.
—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
22 July 2025
The Irish Independent reported that the pair met in 2018 on the set of The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot, but didn’t begin dating until 2019.
—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigfoot
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The lineup of country music heavyweights due to receive special awards from the Academy of Country Music this summer has been set, with Kacey Musgraves, Ella Langley and Eric Church among the stars being feted at the 19th annual ACM Honors program.
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Shares of South Korean chip heavyweight Samsung Electronics rose more than 4% after jumping as much as 10% earlier in the session.
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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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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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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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“Bigfoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigfoot. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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