as in heavyweights
one of high position or importance within a group
among food and beverage magazines, it's one of the biggies
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Recent Examples of biggies
This is one of the biggies of the fall season.
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David Lyman, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
David Lyman, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for biggies
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Brighton & Hove Albion need big performances from their best players to continue an outstanding record against some of the Premier League heavyweights.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Those fears contrasted with strong results earlier in the week from Wall Street heavyweights like JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, and Bank of America.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
17 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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In February, Mayor Harrell, at the behest of local heavies such as Amazon and Microsoft, led the opposition to a referendum on another tax on those companies which would help pay for public, mixed-income housing in a city that desperately needs it.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Biggies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biggies. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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