as in heavy
one of high position or importance within a group
a heavyweight in the U.S. Senate, he has a lot of clout in judicial confirmations
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Recent Examples of heavyweight
His competition will come from within — teammate Scott Dixon, a six-time IndyCar champion, is looking to rebound from last year's one-win season — as well as traditional heavyweight Team Penske.
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ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Seatrium is a relatively new company, born from the 2023 merger of two Singaporean offshore heavyweights, Sembcorp Marine and Keppel Offshore & Marine.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
The ‘90s alternative rock heavyweights touted a global live return in 2020, but those plans were crushed by pandemic.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2026
With 20 days until the primary election, the gloves are off in the race for Cook County Board President, pitting two political heavyweights against each other in the Democratic primary.
—Chris Tye, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
While she wasn’t named Liam, Bulldog heavyweight Robin Moore, a sophomore, also earned a bronze medal with her third place finish in the girls’ championships at Eastlake High, sweeping up the final state qualifying spot.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Last year’s iteration included heavyweights such as Mastercard, Stripe and Visa, as well as many newer scaleups.
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
In the same month, fellow heavyweight Tyson Fury, 37, will return from his latest retirement in a stadium fight against Arslanbek Makhmudov — another fight earning the Netflix treatment.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Marmion produced three state runners-up in junior Colton Wyller (36-10 at 106) and seniors Ashton Hobson (28-3 at 150) and Joey Favia (41-6 at heavyweight).
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Seatrium is a relatively new company, born from the 2023 merger of two Singaporean offshore heavyweights, Sembcorp Marine and Keppel Offshore & Marine.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
The ‘90s alternative rock heavyweights touted a global live return in 2020, but those plans were crushed by pandemic.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2026
With 20 days until the primary election, the gloves are off in the race for Cook County Board President, pitting two political heavyweights against each other in the Democratic primary.
—Chris Tye, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
While she wasn’t named Liam, Bulldog heavyweight Robin Moore, a sophomore, also earned a bronze medal with her third place finish in the girls’ championships at Eastlake High, sweeping up the final state qualifying spot.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Last year’s iteration included heavyweights such as Mastercard, Stripe and Visa, as well as many newer scaleups.
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
In the same month, fellow heavyweight Tyson Fury, 37, will return from his latest retirement in a stadium fight against Arslanbek Makhmudov — another fight earning the Netflix treatment.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Marmion produced three state runners-up in junior Colton Wyller (36-10 at 106) and seniors Ashton Hobson (28-3 at 150) and Joey Favia (41-6 at heavyweight).
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavyweight
Noun
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Styles has promised that his new record will be synthesizer-heavy, with inspiration including LCD Soundsystem and his time living in Berlin.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2026
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These figures place the organic prototype within the performance envelope of conventional lithium-ion batteries, while introducing a new materials platform based on organic chemistry rather than metal-heavy cathodes, CarNewsChina writes.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Their bigs dominated us, and you guys watched the game, too.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
24 Feb. 2026
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Credit goes to the Iowa bigs, who led an inside attack that allowed Iowa to outscore Michigan by 18 points in the paint.—
Chantel Jennings,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Heavyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavyweight. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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