heavyweights

plural of heavyweight

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Recent Examples of heavyweights Brighton & Hove Albion need big performances from their best players to continue an outstanding record against some of the Premier League heavyweights. Andy Naylor, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 Those fears contrasted with strong results earlier in the week from Wall Street heavyweights like JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, and Bank of America. Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025 Big banks often trade lower after reporting earnings, though the Wall Street heavyweights were mostly boosted in recent days by their results. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025 Chavarria’s shows have become must-see events on the calendar, drawing industry heavyweights. Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025 Castiglia counts such blues heavyweights as Junior Wells and Pinetop Perkins among his many past employers. George Varga, Boston Herald, 13 Oct. 2025 The Voice Of Hind Rajab isn’t a starry project, but Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, Alfonso Cuaron and Jonathan Glazer are among heavyweights to get behind the feature as executive producers. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025 Even conservative parties that have historically supported Boluarte turned against her recently, joining the push to remove her from office, Reuters reported – including Rafael Lopez’s Popular Renewal and Keiko Fujimori’s Popular Force, both political heavyweights. Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025 Starmer was accompanied by a delegation of British film industry heavyweights, including representatives from the British Film Institute, British Film Commission, Pinewood Studios, Elstree Studios and Civic Studios. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavyweights
Noun
  • In February, Mayor Harrell, at the behest of local heavies such as Amazon and Microsoft, led the opposition to a referendum on another tax on those companies which would help pay for public, mixed-income housing in a city that desperately needs it.
    Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Not only did San Diego State graduate its three regular bigs – Kim Villalobos, Adryana Quezada and Cali Clark – from the Mountain West Tournament champions, point guard and leading scorer Veronica Sheffey transferred through the portal to TCU.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • All five players will need to be involved, and that is where the bigs enter the conversation.
    Eric Nehm, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Exterior upgrades include a more aggressive look with adaptive dampers, 22-inch wheels and black-and-chrome exterior accents, including black roof rails.
    James Raia, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Many tiny houses nowadays are actually more like apartments on wheels, with expansive – and expensive – interiors.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In Season 2, Cross is in pursuit of a ruthless vigilante who is hunting down corrupt billionaire magnates.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Now the second season finds Cross in pursuit of a ruthless vigilante hunting down corrupt billionaire magnates.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Daft Punk were the kings of that.
    Alma Rota, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Photos of him with tribal kings at formal ceremonies in Africa.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The series marks the first mainstream platform uniting India’s entertainment icons with industry tycoons to spotlight fashion entrepreneurship.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Recent years have seen these tycoons entering into the world of politics.
    Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • From lions in Kenya to polar bears in Canada, countries across the globe have become tourist destinations not solely for luxury resorts or breathtaking landscapes.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Uber’s safari service allows app users in Nairobi to book a wheelbase Land Cruiser that seats up to seven passengers for a three-hour game drive in Nairobi National Park, wilderness just three miles from the capital city that is home to animals including lions, giraffes, and cheetahs.
    Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Heavyweights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavyweights. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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