heavyweight

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Noun
  • As noted, newspapers and magazines have been conceived as a package—a mix of the light and the heavy.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
  • Others are the heaviest of the heavy: a college student rendered brain-dead by a fentanyl overdose, a little girl who fatally drowns while saving her sister who fell into their swimming pool.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • With all three now (seemingly) gone, the C’s are left with a collection of bigs that might be the least impressive in the NBA: Neemias Queta, newcomer Luka Garza, Xavier Tillman and second-round draft pick Amari Williams.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 July 2025
  • The goal is to get Ethan’s bat to the bigs, ready to create middle-of-the-order impact.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 14 July 2025
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“Heavyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavyweight. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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