as in heavy
one of high position or importance within a group
many of the heavy hitters in the wine industry were boozing and schmoozing at the expo
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Recent Examples of heavy hitter
This memoir examines life’s heavy hitters like financial setbacks, caring for a dying parent, and divorce, with candor and raw transparency.
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Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 30 Dec. 2025
And speaking of funny, though the show is full of heavy hitters, scuttling between characters in the wings is its true secret weapon, Ikechukwu Ufomadu.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
The 32-story building has long been home to the likes of Sandra Bullock, Courteney Cox, Cher, the Osbournes, and a steady rotation of other Hollywood heavy hitters.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2025
Nordstrom, Madewell, Cozy Earth, Spanx, Kate Spade Outlet, and more heavy hitters have kicked off some of their biggest discounts of the entire year.
—Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
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Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 30 Dec. 2025
And speaking of funny, though the show is full of heavy hitters, scuttling between characters in the wings is its true secret weapon, Ikechukwu Ufomadu.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
The 32-story building has long been home to the likes of Sandra Bullock, Courteney Cox, Cher, the Osbournes, and a steady rotation of other Hollywood heavy hitters.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2025
Nordstrom, Madewell, Cozy Earth, Spanx, Kate Spade Outlet, and more heavy hitters have kicked off some of their biggest discounts of the entire year.
—Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavy hitter
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The Dark Ages gave us an extremely metal prequel that — while a bit too lore and cutscene-heavy — presented more surprising tricks and gameplay refreshes to keep the long-running FPS series alive and kicking butt.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
26 Dec. 2025
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However, a combination of tariffs, inflation and narrow GDP growth kept the tech-heavy S & P 500 in the lead over the Russell 2000.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
10 Dec. 2025
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The congratulatory messages from the two ex-presidents, who are among the Democratic Party’s most popular national figures, appear to be a signal mainstream Democratic heavyweights are warming up to Mamdani as the party continues to regroup following staggering losses nationally in 2024.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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In the first episode of Season 3, Tommy is working to unite the city's biggest drug heavyweights to solidify his own network alongside his partner, Diamond.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Celtics pounded the paint with Neemias Queta and Luka Garza, a pair of bruising bigs who also can force the issue from 3-point range despite their lumbering dispositions.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps names like Zach Ehrhard or James Tibbs III could see time in the bigs.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The comedy big guns come out to pay their respects to the groundbreaking genius whose comedy is still radical — Ben Stiller, Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler, Dave Chappelle, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman are just a few.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Sunday’s iteration – David Pastrnak-Pavel Zacha-Casey Mittelstadt – finished minus-2 and were outplayed by the Sens’ big guns.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
22 Dec. 2025
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There are big boys throwing their weight around, and there are wild skinnies with flying arms and spinning back-kicks, chopping out their emergency version of personal space.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
16 Dec. 2025
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The wins against the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs were not an accident, or luck; Williams has made a big boy impact.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Dec. 2025
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Anyone who has flown over or driven by farms in arid states – as close to Ohio as Indiana – has seen the crop circles and the big sprinkler pipes that move on big wheels.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Nov. 2025
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Still, expect short overhangs and big wheels, even if not quite the size of these absurdly chrome 24-inchers.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
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Cohen is a star baseball player for Windward and Fullmer plays football for Harvard-Westlake and is the son of former major leaguer Brad Fullmer, one of the best players ever out of Montclair Prep.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Former Yankees pitcher and the oldest living major leaguer Art Schallock died at age 100 on March 6.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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The club swung a big trade with the Rays to bring in Shane Baz, a former top prospect who finally put together his first full healthy season as a big leaguer.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
4 Jan. 2026
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After going hitless in his first two at-bats, Bob Seymour reached base for the first time as a big leaguer by drawing a walk.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Heavy hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy%20hitter. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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