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heavyweights

noun

plural of heavyweight
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 In Asia, South Korean heavyweights SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics closed down more than 6% and 4%, respectively. — Sean Conlon,elsa Ohlen,justina Lee,alex Harring, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2026 Ohio State, which beat Texas in the 2024 College Football Playoff and again last year in Columbus, is up next, but more heavyweights follow. — Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 Since the beginning of the year, several heavyweights in crypto and traditional finance have made moves in tokenized equities. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026 After working for the traditional European space industry for about a decade, at heavyweights Airbus and ArianeGroup, Huby founded The Exploration Company five years ago. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026 Sports stars, celebrities and business heavyweights could enter from an interior loading dock area to a blue carpet backstage, allowing access into the club without having to navigate the crowds. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 This year, a spectrum of fashion heavyweights created custom pieces for the beloved beagle—including adidas, LUAR, AREA, BODE, Kith, Coach, and Sandy Liang, to name a few. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 7 Sep. 2026 The game was a matchup of two traditional Italian heavyweights that failed to qualify for the Champions League. — ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026 Most Michigan Democratic heavyweights backed his opponent, but have since lined up behind their nominee. — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavyweights
  1. heavies
  2. bigs
  3. magnates
  4. wheels
  5. kings
  6. tycoons
  7. lions
  8. bigwigs
Noun
  • Mehring’s characters include petty criminals, unscrupulous lawyers, Galician Jews, Freikorps heavies, local and international businessmen, Prussian generals, and the everyday citizens inhabiting the streets of Berlin’s old and rather dingy center.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The album also features cameos by heavies from Gojira, Lamb of God, Queens of the Stone Age, and Clutch.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of heavies
Noun
  • Unfortunately, the less said about China’s guards, the better; their main job is to get the ball past half court without turning it over and then feed the bigs.
    — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • That is a remarkable incentive, if not catnip, to send Condon to the bigs.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of bigs
Noun
  • The verdict cleared a legal cloud hanging over OpenAI's restructuring right as both magnates were steering their companies toward the public market.
    — Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Newspapers fell into the hands of magnates who advanced their own interests.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Definition of magnates
Noun
  • When the road becomes too tight for the eActros, Wagner can leave the motorhome behind and continue on two wheels.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The steering is heavier than something like a 296 but still feels very direct, with good feedback of the road conditions as the front wheels are experiencing them.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of wheels
Noun
  • Yes, those of us who are both excited and nervous about the promise of AI welcome the prospect of kings and clerics and populist politicians alike standing up to the tech lords — who, frankly, could use some perspectives other than their own.
    — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The film is adorned with musical and aesthetic touches that allude to an idealized past of knights, princesses, kings and queens.
    — Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of kings
Noun
  • Today’s tycoons learn a lesson from history — public esteem for rich entrepreneurs inevitably sours, columnist Michael Hiltzik argues.
    — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Two notable examples are the East India Company and the US transcontinental railroad, and the various tycoons who built it.
    — Space.com Staff, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of tycoons
Noun
  • An investigation is underway to establish the definitive cause of the deaths inside the area where wildlife including lions, elephants and black rhinos live in proximity with semi-nomadic Maasai pastoralists.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Ten lions found dead in a wildlife reserve in Tanzania are suspected to have been poisoned, according to wildlife officials.
    — Kristin Wright, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of lions
Noun
  • The idea, according to officials, would bring $500 million to the city’s coffers annually, paid primarily by bigwigs who get to enjoy city life but don’t pay city income taxes.
    — Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Stevens boasts the support of a growing list of establishment bigwigs—including Michigan’s governor, Gretchen Whitmer, and the state’s outgoing senator, Gary Peters—who clearly view her as more electable.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of bigwigs

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“Heavyweights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavyweights. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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