as in heavyweights
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 bigwigs
The largest Presidential Suite has hosted quite a few bigwigs over the years.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Per IndieWire, the young filmmaker spent his senior year of high school fielding offers from Hollywood bigwigs for a feature-length Backrooms while applying to colleges.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
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.
—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
Party bigwigs were coming to shake his hand.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
To be specific, along with Jeff Shell, his wife Laura Shell, the Ellisons, Paramount itself, RedBird Capital Partners, Ellison close advisor Gerry Cardinale, COO Andy Gordon and a bunch of other Paramount bigwigs.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Per IndieWire, the young filmmaker spent his senior year of high school fielding offers from Hollywood bigwigs for a feature-length Backrooms while applying to colleges.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
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.
—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
Party bigwigs were coming to shake his hand.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
To be specific, along with Jeff Shell, his wife Laura Shell, the Ellisons, Paramount itself, RedBird Capital Partners, Ellison close advisor Gerry Cardinale, COO Andy Gordon and a bunch of other Paramount bigwigs.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigwigs
Noun
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South Korea’s Kospi recently hit an all-time high, but the index appears to be overly reliant on two heavyweights — Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix — according to BTIG analyst Jonathan Krinsky in a note.—
Justina Lee,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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For a group of British retail heavyweights, the government’s move to close a tax loophole on low-value goods from overseas by 2029 would come too little, too late.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
Noun
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But for whatever reason, that process has stagnated in the bigs.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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There are a few free agent bigs who are probably out of Denver’s price range (Mitchell Robinson, Robert Williams III, Kristaps Porzingis).—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
Noun
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However, on season 2 of Twin Peaks, the actress played Miss Jones, the right-hand woman for one of the series' heavies, Thomas Eckhardt (the late David Warner).—
Drew Mackie,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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Specifically, Alioto sought to reimagine the magazine as a many-pronged vehicle for promising tastes—like those of regular contributors and critical heavies, Grace Byron and Greta Rainbow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Greek shipping tycoons, Morley said, may be intrigued by the glory of owning Onassis’s yacht; Middle Eastern oil magnates could have the means to buy a pricey piece of history.—
Michael Ballaban,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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For the manifesto’s authors, a just fashion system enriches the lives of workers, their families and their communities, not the coffers of billionaire fashion tycoons.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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The verdict comes at a critical time for Altman and Musk, as the two tech magnates push their respective companies toward the public markets in what are expected to be record offerings.—
Jeffrey Kopp,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Greek shipping tycoons, Morley said, may be intrigued by the glory of owning Onassis’s yacht; Middle Eastern oil magnates could have the means to buy a pricey piece of history.—
Michael Ballaban,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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