variants
also muck-a-mucks
or mucky-mucks
as in heavyweights
one of high position or importance within a group
the obituary mentioned that he was a muckety-muck in several service clubs
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Noun
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Why the disparity in box office results between the social media heavyweights?—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
4 Oct. 2025 -
Guest stars on the series included Broadway heavyweights Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming, Ariana DeBose, Jane Krakowski and Aaron Tveit, among others.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The actual man has no tie to the real diamond magnates of the Leviev family.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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This year’s Davos summit seated several religious figures at the same tables hosting bond-market briefings alongside the usual presidents, central-bank chiefs, and software magnates.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The belief is that it was gifted by King Umberto, one of the last kings of Italy, to that family, and stayed in the family’s possession for that whole time.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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Another important aspect is the South Sudanese tribes that were filmed look like kings and queens in their colors and in their beads.—
Michal Ruprecht,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Connect with people on every level, from team members to bigwigs.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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The bigwigs at Paramount reluctantly accepted him at a very reduced salary.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Muckety-mucks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muckety-mucks. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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