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
South Korea’s Kospi recently hit an all-time high, but the index appears to be overly reliant on two heavyweights — Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix — according to BTIG analyst Jonathan Krinsky in a note.
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Justina Lee, CNBC, 28 May 2026
For a group of British retail heavyweights, the government’s move to close a tax loophole on low-value goods from overseas by 2029 would come too little, too late.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
His 2018 trip to China and Japan included a delegation of business heavyweights, but also campaign donors, lobbyists and real estate developers.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
They’ve been approached by Hollywood heavyweights with offers in the past but the circumstances were never right.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 May 2026
The resulting bottles are lighter, brighter, and lower in alcohol than heavyweights such as Cabernet Sauvignon or Barolo.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026
How will the heavyweights fare?
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 May 2026
Warhol was a discerning watch collector, amassing hundreds of timepieces by heavyweights such as Rolex, Cartier, Piaget, and, of course, Patek, throughout his lifetime.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 May 2026
Tech heavyweights named The lawsuits name Amazon, Adobe, Google and its parent company Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft and Samsung, as well as Facebook parent company Meta, text-to-speech AI company ElevenLabs, and advanced computer chip maker NVIDIA.
—Hannah Meisel, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Justina Lee, CNBC, 28 May 2026
For a group of British retail heavyweights, the government’s move to close a tax loophole on low-value goods from overseas by 2029 would come too little, too late.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
His 2018 trip to China and Japan included a delegation of business heavyweights, but also campaign donors, lobbyists and real estate developers.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
They’ve been approached by Hollywood heavyweights with offers in the past but the circumstances were never right.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 May 2026
The resulting bottles are lighter, brighter, and lower in alcohol than heavyweights such as Cabernet Sauvignon or Barolo.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026
How will the heavyweights fare?
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 May 2026
Warhol was a discerning watch collector, amassing hundreds of timepieces by heavyweights such as Rolex, Cartier, Piaget, and, of course, Patek, throughout his lifetime.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 May 2026
Tech heavyweights named The lawsuits name Amazon, Adobe, Google and its parent company Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft and Samsung, as well as Facebook parent company Meta, text-to-speech AI company ElevenLabs, and advanced computer chip maker NVIDIA.
—Hannah Meisel, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavyweights
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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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Specifically, Alioto sought to reimagine the magazine as a many-pronged vehicle for promising tastes—like those of regular contributors and critical heavies, Grace Byron and Greta Rainbow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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But for whatever reason, that process has stagnated in the bigs.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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There are a few free agent bigs who are probably out of Denver’s price range (Mitchell Robinson, Robert Williams III, Kristaps Porzingis).—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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The verdict comes at a critical time for Altman and Musk, as the two tech magnates push their respective companies toward the public markets in what are expected to be record offerings.—
Jeffrey Kopp,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Greek shipping tycoons, Morley said, may be intrigued by the glory of owning Onassis’s yacht; Middle Eastern oil magnates could have the means to buy a pricey piece of history.—
Michael Ballaban,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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Then Stankoven recorded his first point of the series by capping a two-on-one off a pass from Blake as the wheels started to come off for Montreal.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Regions like Brittany and Bordeaux have their own distinctive baking traditions, with buttery treats that come shaped like bicycle wheels or coated in beeswax.—
Jen Rose Smith,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Arsenal are the kings of marginal games, beating their opponents with physicality, pressing and defensive possession.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Out of college at the University of Nebraska, Hendy had worked a white-collar job with Union Pacific before following the lure of the automobile to Denver, where a boyhood friend who had bicycled off in search of fortune had wound up as one of the first automotive kings of the West.—
Eric Moskowitz,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
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Greek shipping tycoons, Morley said, may be intrigued by the glory of owning Onassis’s yacht; Middle Eastern oil magnates could have the means to buy a pricey piece of history.—
Michael Ballaban,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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For the manifesto’s authors, a just fashion system enriches the lives of workers, their families and their communities, not the coffers of billionaire fashion tycoons.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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Some cities have vicious parking enforcement people who sit and wait like lions in the grass.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
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Over several days in the country, the trip — Stefano Ricci’s ninth — spanned the Tarangire region guarded by the Maasai, and the Serengeti national park with its rich wildlife, including leopards and families of lions and lionesses and their cubs appearing in campaign imagery.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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The largest Presidential Suite has hosted quite a few bigwigs over the years.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Per IndieWire, the young filmmaker spent his senior year of high school fielding offers from Hollywood bigwigs for a feature-length Backrooms while applying to colleges.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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“Heavyweights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavyweights. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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