as in heavies
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 heavyweights
Breckin Meyer and Mark-Paul Gosselaar led the legal comedy alongside several TV heavyweights.
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
From groundbreaking advances in AI and robotics to ambitious new products from industry heavyweights like Dyson, Lenovo, and Samsung, this year’s show was packed with tech that feels both exciting and forward-looking.
—Pcmag Staff, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
With features rumored from hip-hop heavyweights and the rollout already cementing its place in pop culture, Cardi’s sophomore effort is shaping up to be nothing short of an event.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 4 Sep. 2025
But for cord-cutters who’ve been holding on to cable or a digital live-TV bundle such as YouTube TV, and don’t mind watching a few hours later, the arrival of these two ratings heavyweights offers one more incentive to drop the pay-TV bundle.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Just as the Venice festival was kicking off last week, The Voice of Hind Rajab received a major boost with the announcement that Hollywood heavyweights Brad Pitt, Phoenix, Mara, Alfonso Cuarón and Jonathan Glazer had come on board as executive producers.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
If the first half of the year was about comebacks, reinventions, and global breakthroughs, then the fall promises to be about dominance—artists cementing their place in a year already overflowing with heavyweights.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 3 Sep. 2025
Seurat has raised nearly $200 million in venture funding, with support from industry heavyweights like NVIDIA, Honda, Porsche SE, GM, Denso, and Siemens Energy.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Another critical hit and awards darling would cement the duo as filmmaking heavyweights.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
From groundbreaking advances in AI and robotics to ambitious new products from industry heavyweights like Dyson, Lenovo, and Samsung, this year’s show was packed with tech that feels both exciting and forward-looking.
—Pcmag Staff, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
With features rumored from hip-hop heavyweights and the rollout already cementing its place in pop culture, Cardi’s sophomore effort is shaping up to be nothing short of an event.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 4 Sep. 2025
But for cord-cutters who’ve been holding on to cable or a digital live-TV bundle such as YouTube TV, and don’t mind watching a few hours later, the arrival of these two ratings heavyweights offers one more incentive to drop the pay-TV bundle.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Just as the Venice festival was kicking off last week, The Voice of Hind Rajab received a major boost with the announcement that Hollywood heavyweights Brad Pitt, Phoenix, Mara, Alfonso Cuarón and Jonathan Glazer had come on board as executive producers.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
If the first half of the year was about comebacks, reinventions, and global breakthroughs, then the fall promises to be about dominance—artists cementing their place in a year already overflowing with heavyweights.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 3 Sep. 2025
Seurat has raised nearly $200 million in venture funding, with support from industry heavyweights like NVIDIA, Honda, Porsche SE, GM, Denso, and Siemens Energy.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Another critical hit and awards darling would cement the duo as filmmaking heavyweights.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavyweights
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That changes the spacing for the bigs, who have to work in tighter confines without Cunningham and eventually Clark pulling defenders out of the paint.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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Waiving Bradley without seeing how healthy those two bigs are would be irresponsible.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Included in the sale is the Meridian Carry-on, which measures 14 inches wide and 22 inches tall, wheels included.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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This year’s Davos summit seated several religious figures at the same tables hosting bond-market briefings alongside the usual presidents, central-bank chiefs, and software magnates.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
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Out of a desire for independence, Dwek left Newmark and secured a job working for property magnates Simon and David Reuben.—
Alison Coleman,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Transport yourself back in time to the days where kings and queens ruled, and see over 100 daily shows.—
Caroline Ritzie,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Sitting for a portrait was once reserved for the elite, with kings, queens, and nobility commissioning grand works to immortalize themselves and assert their authority.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Not dabblers in the slave trade, tycoons of the slave trade.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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At Evergrande’s listing party in 2009, Hui was joined by many of Hong Kong’s tycoons, including Cheng Yu-tung, the late founder of Hong Kong property giant New World Development, and Chinese Estates’ founder Joseph Lau.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Zoo Miami funds Lion Landscapes, which helps protect wild lions, and works with other zoos and aquariums to save them and other animals from extinction.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Conservationists warn the dynamic between lions and humans could soon change if more is not done to address the lions’ growing population.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Heavyweights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavyweights. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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