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
When their initial attack proves to be so messy (a constantly shaking camera keeps both the audience and the baddies unclear of what’s really happening) that Danielle and some other heavy hitters can sneak away, their aims become fixated on her.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2025
Bhatia will look to defend his title but must hold off some heavy hitters to do so.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Michael got a hand with production from some heavy hitters such as Jonathan Singleton (Luke Combs, Chase Rice), John Shanks (Stevie Nicks, Sheryl Crow), and Jesse Frasure (Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini).
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
There have been other Bob Dylan movies, some very good ones by some heavy hitters.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2025
Bhatia will look to defend his title but must hold off some heavy hitters to do so.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Michael got a hand with production from some heavy hitters such as Jonathan Singleton (Luke Combs, Chase Rice), John Shanks (Stevie Nicks, Sheryl Crow), and Jesse Frasure (Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini).
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
There have been other Bob Dylan movies, some very good ones by some heavy hitters.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavy hitter
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Harry heads back to the yard, where a group of Kevin's Czechoslovakian hired heavies are preparing for war.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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On Twin Peaks, Strong plays Jones, the right-hand woman for one of the series’ heavies.—
Drew Mackie,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Pistons have used a combination of wings (Tobias Harris, Malik Beasley, Tim Hardaway Jr.) and bigs (Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart, who sat Game 2 due to injury) to show Towns different looks on the defensive end.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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After officials told Green to lay off the physicality – and the veteran big vociferously argued – the two went right back to jostling.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Nintendo's top talent has presumably worked on Switch 2 software for years, so now is the time for big guns like Donkey Kong, Mario, and Zelda.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Blueshirts’ big guns of Panarin and Fox worked to engineer Zibanejad’s one-timer from the left circle, 2:13 after Carlsson’s goal.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2025
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Wyatt embodies the worst excesses of the final years of the big-label era, when companies were scouting, promoting, and quickly disposing of bands in a furious cycle to find the next big boy or girl group.—
James Factora,
Them,
20 Feb. 2025
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Around the time the series was announced, Simon Cowell — who played a role in forming One Direction on The X Factor, as did Scherzinger — unveiled plans to film a documentary series searching for the next big boy band.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2025
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Off-road vehicles need to be boxy, tall and large with big wheels and specialized tires -- these are terrible for range.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2025
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One of the teachers at Abbott, Jacob (played by Chris Perfetti), paid homage to Sajak with his costume, which even included a big wheel.—
Kayla Caldwell,
Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2024
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“Heavy hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy%20hitter. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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