as in heavyweights
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 hitters
Now, a new regional alliance in New York City hopes to bolster indie exhibition, with some heavy hitters attached.
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2025
Outside of heavy hitters like Starfield or the latest Destiny 2 meditation on the nature of evil space spheres, notable space games have been relatively few and far between.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) is bringing heavy hitters to its inaugural Korea Pavilion, including public broadcasters KBS and MBC, KT Studiogenie from telecom giant KT, Studio S from media powerhouse SBS, and K-pop specialist Kang Contents.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Beyond the heavy hitters, Amsterdam boasts a slew of excellent but lesser-known museums.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 1 Oct. 2025
Production on The Chi season 8 is set to begin in 2026, but once that season airs, the series will have tied heavy hitters like Weeds, Dexter, and Homeland for second-longest running series in network history, behind Shameless, which holds the gold medal with 11.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Several more Western countries formally recognized a Palestinian state ahead of the UNGA, including diplomatic heavy hitters like Canada, France and the United Kingdom.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
This week, the spotlight shines on some heavy hitters.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 26 Sep. 2025
Spider-Man regulars Zendaya and Jacob Batalon return as MJ and Ned, respectively, while Marvel heavy hitters Mark Ruffalo (the Hulk) and Jon Bernthal (the Punisher) are among the cast.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2025
Outside of heavy hitters like Starfield or the latest Destiny 2 meditation on the nature of evil space spheres, notable space games have been relatively few and far between.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) is bringing heavy hitters to its inaugural Korea Pavilion, including public broadcasters KBS and MBC, KT Studiogenie from telecom giant KT, Studio S from media powerhouse SBS, and K-pop specialist Kang Contents.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Beyond the heavy hitters, Amsterdam boasts a slew of excellent but lesser-known museums.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 1 Oct. 2025
Production on The Chi season 8 is set to begin in 2026, but once that season airs, the series will have tied heavy hitters like Weeds, Dexter, and Homeland for second-longest running series in network history, behind Shameless, which holds the gold medal with 11.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Several more Western countries formally recognized a Palestinian state ahead of the UNGA, including diplomatic heavy hitters like Canada, France and the United Kingdom.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
This week, the spotlight shines on some heavy hitters.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 26 Sep. 2025
Spider-Man regulars Zendaya and Jacob Batalon return as MJ and Ned, respectively, while Marvel heavy hitters Mark Ruffalo (the Hulk) and Jon Bernthal (the Punisher) are among the cast.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavy hitters
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The Voice Of Hind Rajab isn’t a starry project, but Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, Alfonso Cuaron and Jonathan Glazer are among heavyweights to get behind the feature as executive producers.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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Even conservative parties that have historically supported Boluarte turned against her recently, joining the push to remove her from office, Reuters reported – including Rafael Lopez’s Popular Renewal and Keiko Fujimori’s Popular Force, both political heavyweights.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
10 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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Waiving Bradley without seeing how healthy those two bigs are would be irresponsible.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 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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Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Big Ten and the SEC can spin their wheels in figuring out how much by which to expand the Playoff.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Some big guns were still here, but the results often underdelivered.—
Alan Light,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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The battleship used to rule the seas thanks to big guns and thick armor, was displaced by the aircraft carrier.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Natisha Hiedeman scored 19 points off the bench and reserve Maria Kliundikova added eight, including a trio of big shots in the fourth.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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The Hundred offers a cosy domestic dose of garish colors, potato crisp team sponsors and big shots.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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One of the biggest reasons the Padres’ slugging numbers are down is that those big boys have not produced the power that was expected out of them.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 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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“Heavy hitters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy%20hitters. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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