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
Ne-Yo, who has been collaborating with Nashville heavyweights like Luke Laird, Rhett Akins, and Charles Kelley of Lady A, has been slowly releasing some of the music he’s recorded in Nashville.
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2026
Index heavyweight Softbank Group Corp gained over 6%.
—Sean Conlon,sarah Min,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
The ceremony drew a roster of Hollywood heavyweights who have crossed paths with Murphy across his nearly 50-year career.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
The crowd — filled with a who’s who of comedy heavyweights, studio heads, Oscar winners, filmmakers, actors and fans — laughed at the quip.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2026
The series starred Keegan-Michael Key and Cecily Strong, as well as a sea of Broadway heavyweights like Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming, Ariana DeBose, Jane Krakowski and Aaron Tveit (among others).
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
But a growing number of Hollywood heavyweights have continued to raise concerns over the ramifications of the deal for the industry at large.
—Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
The 52-year-old heavyweight was refused bail on Wednesday after being taken into custody the previous evening, according to a local report cited by ESPN.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
The movie was made even stranger by then-Hollywood heavyweights like Jackie Chan, Whoopi Goldberg, and Robert Evans playing heightened versions of themselves — not to mention an unsettling performance by Harvey Weinstein as a private detective that has, to put it mildly, not aged well.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2026
Index heavyweight Softbank Group Corp gained over 6%.
—Sean Conlon,sarah Min,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
The ceremony drew a roster of Hollywood heavyweights who have crossed paths with Murphy across his nearly 50-year career.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
The crowd — filled with a who’s who of comedy heavyweights, studio heads, Oscar winners, filmmakers, actors and fans — laughed at the quip.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2026
The series starred Keegan-Michael Key and Cecily Strong, as well as a sea of Broadway heavyweights like Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming, Ariana DeBose, Jane Krakowski and Aaron Tveit (among others).
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
But a growing number of Hollywood heavyweights have continued to raise concerns over the ramifications of the deal for the industry at large.
—Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
The 52-year-old heavyweight was refused bail on Wednesday after being taken into custody the previous evening, according to a local report cited by ESPN.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
The movie was made even stranger by then-Hollywood heavyweights like Jackie Chan, Whoopi Goldberg, and Robert Evans playing heightened versions of themselves — not to mention an unsettling performance by Harvey Weinstein as a private detective that has, to put it mildly, not aged well.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavyweight
Noun
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However, on season 2 of Twin Peaks, the actress played Miss Jones, the right-hand woman for one of the series' heavies, Thomas Eckhardt (the late David Warner).—
Drew Mackie,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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Laser writes energy circuits Unlike conventional energy storage devices that rely on synthetic materials and chemical-heavy processes, this method uses a natural substrate and a single-step fabrication process.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Some bigs take longer to develop than others in their age group.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Spurs pulled off a comeback win in the second half of Game 3 to take a 2-1 series lead without Wembanyama; Luke Kornet started in his place, and rookie Carter Bryant had a successful run as the backup big.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Heavyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavyweight. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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