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
Among the Italian heavyweights, Zegna is absent, having decided to show its spring 2027 collection in Los Angeles on June 5, as reported.
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Beulah is the local heavyweight of Rio Paloma, a multi-generation rancher with a palatial home to match.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 14 May 2026
His father Jonathan Sokoloff, a former lieutenant to Michael Milken, is a private equity heavyweight.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Brecher's photo of Markarian's Chain showcases the variety of cosmic heavyweights that populate the cosmos, while accounting for only a small section of the colossal Virgo Galaxy Cluster, which is thought to host approximately 2,000 galaxies.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 May 2026
When Rousey began to explore the possibility of an MMA return last year, her husband — former UFC heavyweight Travis Browne — encouraged her to team up with his longtime trainer, Ricky Lundell.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Light heavyweight, meanwhile, has been waiting for a star injection since Alex Pereira moved up to heavyweight, and Ulberg's recovery timeline through 2027 means the division needed a top-of-card story to build around in the meantime.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
While making his feature debut as A24‘s youngest ever director, Kane Parsons had a horror heavyweight in his corner.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 May 2026
Imperfect dress rehearsals for the Le Mans heavyweights Toyota and Ferrari have together won the last eight runnings of the 24 Hours of Le Mans between them.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Beulah is the local heavyweight of Rio Paloma, a multi-generation rancher with a palatial home to match.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 14 May 2026
His father Jonathan Sokoloff, a former lieutenant to Michael Milken, is a private equity heavyweight.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Brecher's photo of Markarian's Chain showcases the variety of cosmic heavyweights that populate the cosmos, while accounting for only a small section of the colossal Virgo Galaxy Cluster, which is thought to host approximately 2,000 galaxies.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 May 2026
When Rousey began to explore the possibility of an MMA return last year, her husband — former UFC heavyweight Travis Browne — encouraged her to team up with his longtime trainer, Ricky Lundell.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Light heavyweight, meanwhile, has been waiting for a star injection since Alex Pereira moved up to heavyweight, and Ulberg's recovery timeline through 2027 means the division needed a top-of-card story to build around in the meantime.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
While making his feature debut as A24‘s youngest ever director, Kane Parsons had a horror heavyweight in his corner.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 May 2026
Imperfect dress rehearsals for the Le Mans heavyweights Toyota and Ferrari have together won the last eight runnings of the 24 Hours of Le Mans between them.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavyweight
Noun
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Scoring more than 50% off on these bass-heavy icons is a total win for your playlist and your pocket.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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The only caution is that the Chiefs were drafting from a position of strength and still leaned projection-heavy on a few picks, but that is a very small complaint for a very sharp weekend.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The problem came later in the fourth quarter, when the Spurs’ low man defender had to step up to stop Edwards or Julius Randle and the Wolves’ other bigs were able to cut behind the defense to clean everything up on the glass.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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The Sparks are backcourt heavy, then have three bigs in Nneka Ogwumike, Cameron Brink and Dearica Hamby.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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“Heavyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavyweight. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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