high-muck-a-mucks

noun

variants or high-muckety-mucks
plural of high-muck-a-muck
as in heavyweights
one of high position or importance within a group failed to pass muster with the country club's high-muck-a-mucks

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  1. heavyweights
  2. bigs
  3. heavies
  4. wheels
  5. big guns
  6. big shots
  7. magnates
  8. heavy hitters
Noun
  • While heavyweights such as Nvidia, Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta have struggled to sustain rallies in recent weeks, other companies are showing signs of strength.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Since taking office, Mamdani has named Diya Vij, an arts-organizations veteran, to lead the Department of Cultural Affairs, and assembled a slew of heavyweights to serve on his Committee on Arts and Culture.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of heavyweights
Noun
  • Shooters have thrived in Campbell’s spacing due to how much attention point guards and bigs generate off the pick-and-roll.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026
  • When Ott was in Cleveland, the system often had just one shooting outlet on most plays, relying on the guards’ floater games and the bigs’ vertical spacing over the top.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of bigs
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
  • Fortunately, plenty of new high-tech tools offer assistance, including robot guide dogs, a cane-bot (looking a bit like a small R2D2 with giant wheels), multiple types of smart glasses with descriptive audio, and even a haptic vest for blind dogs.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Amazon is selling the Escape Wood Boho tiny home on wheels that has tons of storage.
    — Olivia Dubyak, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of wheels
Noun
  • However, with each Champions League victory crucial to progressing toward the next round, neither would want to rest their big guns, either.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
  • After England have raised a glass comes a three-match one-day international series this week when India will welcome back big guns including captain Shubman Gill and legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of big guns
Noun
  • That’s why in this episode, Olivia goes looking for the kind of investor who is angry enough to stick it to the big shots.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The big deals have been made, the big shots have come and gone.
    — David Szondy July 23, New Atlas, 23 July 2026
Definition of big shots
Noun
  • Alongside the 30- and 40-something financiers, lawyers, and soon-to-be-IPOing AI magnates are their parents.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 28 Oct. 2026
  • French jewelry maison Boucheron was founded in 1858 and built a legacy of adorning royals, stars and magnates in jewelry that combines precious, rare gems with equally ingenious designs.
    — Tanya Dukes, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of magnates
Noun
  • Mayer joins a roster of heavy hitters at Mercury, which includes Noah Kahan and Morgan Wallen.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Despite the heavy hitters, all this comes with major challenges and caveats.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of heavy hitters
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“High-muck-a-mucks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-muck-a-mucks. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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