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
Brighton & Hove Albion need big performances from their best players to continue an outstanding record against some of the Premier League heavyweights.
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Those fears contrasted with strong results earlier in the week from Wall Street heavyweights like JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, and Bank of America.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Big banks often trade lower after reporting earnings, though the Wall Street heavyweights were mostly boosted in recent days by their results.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Chavarria’s shows have become must-see events on the calendar, drawing industry heavyweights.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
Castiglia counts such blues heavyweights as Junior Wells and Pinetop Perkins among his many past employers.
—George Varga, Boston Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
The Nomadland and Eternals filmmaker was introduced by Hollywood heavyweight Steven Spielberg — a co-producer on the movie through Amblin Entertainment — ahead of the screening at London’s Royal Festival Hall on Saturday.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
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
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
Andy Naylor, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Those fears contrasted with strong results earlier in the week from Wall Street heavyweights like JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, and Bank of America.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Big banks often trade lower after reporting earnings, though the Wall Street heavyweights were mostly boosted in recent days by their results.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Chavarria’s shows have become must-see events on the calendar, drawing industry heavyweights.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
Castiglia counts such blues heavyweights as Junior Wells and Pinetop Perkins among his many past employers.
—George Varga, Boston Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
The Nomadland and Eternals filmmaker was introduced by Hollywood heavyweight Steven Spielberg — a co-producer on the movie through Amblin Entertainment — ahead of the screening at London’s Royal Festival Hall on Saturday.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavyweight
Noun
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If the Rockets go big-heavy often, Reed Sheppard loses some shine.—
Stan Son,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The shift to bonds may indicate investors are rebalancing to keep their asset allocations from getting too stock-heavy, Austin said.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Not only did San Diego State graduate its three regular bigs – Kim Villalobos, Adryana Quezada and Cali Clark – from the Mountain West Tournament champions, point guard and leading scorer Veronica Sheffey transferred through the portal to TCU.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 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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“Heavyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavyweight. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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