high-muck-a-muck

variants or high-muckety-muck

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Noun
  • As noted, newspapers and magazines have been conceived as a package—a mix of the light and the heavy.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
  • Others are the heaviest of the heavy: a college student rendered brain-dead by a fentanyl overdose, a little girl who fatally drowns while saving her sister who fell into their swimming pool.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • With all three now (seemingly) gone, the C’s are left with a collection of bigs that might be the least impressive in the NBA: Neemias Queta, newcomer Luka Garza, Xavier Tillman and second-round draft pick Amari Williams.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 July 2025
  • The goal is to get Ethan’s bat to the bigs, ready to create middle-of-the-order impact.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Instead, what ensued was an eerie redux of another Wimbledon lion’s last stand.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • So far, 13 lions have been captured and five individuals arrested in connection with violating wildlife regulations.
    Alysha Bibi, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • The lights dim, and a hush falls over the crowd, as the last nawab of Oudh strides onto the stage at Palo Alto’s Cubberley Theater.
    Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The lights dim, and a hush falls over the crowd, as the last nawab of Oudh strides onto the stage at Palo Alto’s Cubberley Theater.
    Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • One of the best ways to take in Banff’s beauty is on two wheels.
    Taryn White, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • This durable carry-on is fitted with four smooth spinner wheels and a convenient side-carry handle that will make navigating the airport and lifting your luggage into the overhead compartment a cinch.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Edward was on the throne for less than a year, having been named king on Jan. 20, 1936, when King George V died.
    Alex Apatoff, People.com, 15 July 2025
  • The first 20,000 fans will receive a Barry Bonds bobblehead, and Bonds will throw out the ceremonial first pitch in addition to other pregame festivities honoring the all-time home run king.
    Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 12 July 2025
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“High-muck-a-muck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-muck-a-muck. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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