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as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group
the office was all abuzz because some honchos from corporate headquarters were coming for a visit
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as in boss
the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do
he's definitely the head honcho in that company
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Recent Examples of honcho
But after her arrest, the powerful union’s honcho soured on Zhuang.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024
Just up the street and across East Hampton’s scenic little pond, another historic inn, The Maidstone, has been purchased by pharmaceutical and cannabis honcho Irwin Simon, along with hotelier Mayank Dwivedi.
—Beth Landman, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2024
At a news conference later in the day, Adams was asked about the ICE honcho’s criticism on a lack of engagement from city government on immigration enforcement matters.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2024
Additionally, if all that wasn’t enough, Dior has partnered with PR honcho Albane Cleret’s Terrasse by Albane lounge and set up shop on the JW Marriott hotel rooftop where celebrities also can go for personalized treatments.
—Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024
Just up the street and across East Hampton’s scenic little pond, another historic inn, The Maidstone, has been purchased by pharmaceutical and cannabis honcho Irwin Simon, along with hotelier Mayank Dwivedi.
—Beth Landman, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2024
At a news conference later in the day, Adams was asked about the ICE honcho’s criticism on a lack of engagement from city government on immigration enforcement matters.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2024
Additionally, if all that wasn’t enough, Dior has partnered with PR honcho Albane Cleret’s Terrasse by Albane lounge and set up shop on the JW Marriott hotel rooftop where celebrities also can go for personalized treatments.
—Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for honcho
Noun
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And her new partner, Lafferty (Dash Mihok), an old buddy of her dismissive boss (Patch Darragh), would rather babble about his digestive woes than help the desperate women of Kensington.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
12 Mar. 2025
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The chatter around whether JD Vance wears eyeliner kicked into overdrive today when the vice president appeared at a press conference with his boss, Donald Trump, and their visiting guest, Ireland’s prime minister Micheal Martin.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
12 Mar. 2025
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They’re supposed to be the reinforcements, the heavies, personally recruited by Quinn — a fugitive Army Intelligence Colonel! — and installed at Beck’s place, just like Paulie.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
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The other students find the burden of imperfect English heavy.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Olympic Journey: Failure In 2008 Elana had finished an outstanding college softball career at GWU as the all-time leader in many offensive categories.—
Tim Genske,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Trump funding freeze a blatant violation of Constitution, federal law: Legal experts Pildes added that public opinion can be expressed through economics, which federal leaders watch attentively.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Tyler Nickel has made numerous clutch 3-pointers, and the combination of that trio of perimeter weapons with a pair of burly, undersized bigs has made Vandy really dangerous.—
The Athletic,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article Welcome to the bigs, Matt Richtman.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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In this version, Snow White puts the dwarves to work, giving them each a job and acting as a kind of foreman.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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Azevedo, a sheet-metal foreman who won election last year to a second council term, has repeatedly declined to comment on the FBI raid at his home, except to declare his innocence.—
Jakob Rodgers,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Hennessy, grandson of the liquor magnate, was surrounded by Cognac vessels growing up.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
15 Mar. 2025
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Real estate magnate Lee Shau Kee held on to his perch as the city’s second-richest with a net worth of $29.2 billion.—
Jane Ho,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Sam Sabin Mar 13, 2025 - Politics & Policy Elon Musk pays a visit to the National Security Agency Elon Musk visited the National Security Agency on Wednesday and met with NSA chief Gen. Timothy Haugh, an agency spokesperson confirmed to Axios.—
Rebecca Falconer,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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Current Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar will serve in the role until April 10, but that could change depending on when a replacement for him is found.—
Rachel Wolf,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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The largest is the Ratliff family, North Carolina blue bloods led by Timothy (Jason Isaacs), a business bigwig with no interest in any of the resort’s spiritual healing exercises.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Here’s a look at the rock stars, politicians and business bigwigs who are neighbors of the 45th—and 47th—president.—
Chase Peterson-Withorn,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Honcho.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honcho. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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