as in bigs
one of high position or importance within a group
a big kahuna at a Hollywood talent agency, he's got the fancy car to prove it
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Noun
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Their bigs stay closer to the basket now.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026 -
The coaching staff saw how the pairing of Flory Bidunga and Tiller had some issues against bigger bigs.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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But a growing number of Hollywood heavyweights have continued to raise concerns over the ramifications of the deal for the industry at large.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
16 Apr. 2026
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The movie was made even stranger by then-Hollywood heavyweights like Jackie Chan, Whoopi Goldberg, and Robert Evans playing heightened versions of themselves — not to mention an unsettling performance by Harvey Weinstein as a private detective that has, to put it mildly, not aged well.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Specifically, Alioto sought to reimagine the magazine as a many-pronged vehicle for promising tastes—like those of regular contributors and critical heavies, Grace Byron and Greta Rainbow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Absinthe-eyed, she projectile-vomits blunt observations and also oysters onto the heavies, overimbibing her way into her own grave once she’s inevitably discarded with a shot and shove down a stairwell (a barely-there John Magaro plays one of the gangsters).—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Once favored by scientists and royalty, Haghartsin now holds the graves of kings.—
Marlise Kast-Myers,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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Since the Habsburg days, this is where Slovenes take their guests – whether kings or cousins – to show off their country’s natural beauty.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Kahunas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kahunas. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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