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
The joke around the proverbial water cooler goes that this is apparently the week all the bigwigs in lit world got together and decided to embrace their own destruction.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Suspicions of possible ties to drug traffickers have long hung over Rocha Mayo, who was born in Badiraguato, the same mountainous municipality in Sinaloa that is the hometown of El Chapo and other cartel bigwigs.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Locking the doors has been the point, as Beacon Hill bigwigs have dodged every jab DiZoglio could throw.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately, too many other bigwigs of broadcasting fail to show similar even-handedness.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Suspicions of possible ties to drug traffickers have long hung over Rocha Mayo, who was born in Badiraguato, the same mountainous municipality in Sinaloa that is the hometown of El Chapo and other cartel bigwigs.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Locking the doors has been the point, as Beacon Hill bigwigs have dodged every jab DiZoglio could throw.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately, too many other bigwigs of broadcasting fail to show similar even-handedness.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigwig
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Which heavyweights are looking good?—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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Now, on the back of investor enthusiasm for high-growth plays, AI heavyweights Anthropic and OpenAI have also confidentially filed to go public.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
11 June 2026
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In discussing Wembanyama, Chuck’s reference point to the overall impact of the 7-foot-4 phenom is another unique big who turned a team into a contender quickly with a game unlike many had seen.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
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The Spurs have survived the games in which Castle has been loose with the ball, but that feels like a recipe for failure on this big of a stage.—
Tom Rende,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2026
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Kier’s American career centered around playing heavies.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
24 Nov. 2025
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Rainfall this heavy is usually confined to the summer months, but ongoing unseasonable heat in the South is raising the bar on how much moisture these storms could wring out of the atmosphere.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
20 Nov. 2025
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Then Miller enlisted investment help from his friend, railroad magnate Henry Huntington, transformed the boarding house into a hotel and renamed it.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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The diamond magnate purchased the Carnegie Hill apartment in the 1990s, after the death of his longtime companion, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
9 June 2026
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The couple traveled to the South of France in search of a holiday home and, in 1938, stayed at the legendary Hôtel Provençal in Juan-les-Pins as guests of its owner, Florence Gould, the socialite wife of American tycoon Frank Jay Gould.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
15 June 2026
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In France, Pathé, which welcomed shipping tycoon Rodolphe Saadé as its new shareholder with a 20-percent stake in 2024, recently unveiled the luxury Pathé Palace cinema in central Paris.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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“Bigwig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigwig. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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