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bigfoot

noun

ˈbig-ˌfu̇t

Definition of bigfoot

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 freaky happenings in this seemingly antiseptic city include clashes with werewolves, bigfoot, aliens, ghosts, mummies, alternate dimensions, vengeful tornados, and Elvis! — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for bigfoot

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His title defense begins Wednesday against Bear 164, Bucky, one of the river's emerging heavyweights.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Referee Frank Trigg immediately stopped the fight, giving Sharaf his first UFC victory and a finish tied for the third-fastest knockout in UFC heavyweight history.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of heavyweight

Noun

Unfortunately, the less said about China’s guards, the better; their main job is to get the ball past half court without turning it over and then feed the bigs.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
That is a remarkable incentive, if not catnip, to send Condon to the bigs.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2026

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Trapped together in the heavy, stifling isolation of the summer heat, the siblings’ bond begins to shift into something unsettling and difficult to define.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
Mehring’s characters include petty criminals, unscrupulous lawyers, Galician Jews, Freikorps heavies, local and international businessmen, Prussian generals, and the everyday citizens inhabiting the streets of Berlin’s old and rather dingy center.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

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