main men

noun

plural of main man
1
as in big boys

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2
as in blood brothers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for main men
  1. big boys
  2. partners
  3. big guns
  4. colleagues
  5. big shots
  6. brothers
  7. big wheels
  8. sisters
Noun
  • But taking on one of Wall Street’s big boys, and then getting squashed for it, ranks right up there.
    — Liz Peek, Washington Post, 4 May 2026
  • Then the Bruins big boys decided to make a statement after that.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of big boys
Noun
  • This annual autumn release allows manufacturing partners like TSMC to efficiently allocate custom silicon production for high-volume runs.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Some people have uninstalled the apps in protest or tried to upload their chat histories into other apps to try to resurrect their virtual partners.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of partners
Noun
  • 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
  • The Minnesota Wild’s big guns showed up in a big way Saturday night, and the Avs looked wobbly for the first time in this tournament in a 5-1 loss in Game 3 at Grand Casino Arena.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 10 May 2026
Definition of big guns
Noun
  • In interviews, colleagues and friends have painted the portrait of Galliano before his downfall as a brilliant designer as well as an incorrigible drunk who trashed hotel rooms.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • To that end, Gabler and her colleagues wanted to know more about the composition of the slime of a particular kind of terrestrial species that's native to central Europe, called Cepaea nemoralis, or the brown-lipped snail.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of colleagues
Noun
  • The big deals have been made, the big shots have come and gone.
    — David Szondy July 23, New Atlas, 23 July 2026
  • Yet the mental horizons of Maucci and his associates were wider and more mobile than those of the big shots, small-time lawyers, and clerics who’d remained to vegetate in their old Lunigiana.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
Definition of big shots
Noun
  • Duff’s husband, Matthew Koma, shared a snap on Instagram Stories, in which the couple posed with both Madden brothers as well as Nicole Richie, who has been married to Joel since 2010.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The brothers say Scoops 'N' Smiles is about more than ice cream.
    — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of brothers
Noun
  • The car's quirky appearance is enhanced by a sporty body kit and big wheels that are pushed to the farthest edges.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The cars that Geely showcased at CES, in Las Vegas, were large SUVs with big wheels, opulent interiors, and three rows of seats—not unlike a Ford Explorer.
    — Patrick George, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of big wheels
Noun
  • Since its founding in 2014 by Danish sisters Julie and Marie Skall, the brand has worked exclusively with natural fibers.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The sisters had bought the five-bedroom and four-bathroom pad from Jared Leto in the summer of 2017 and opened it to Architectural Digest in 2019.
    — Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2026
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“Main men.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/main%20men. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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