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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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Recent Examples of muckety-mucks
There’s your summary of the earnings call conducted by Braves muckety-mucks Wednesday.
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Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for muckety-mucks
Noun
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Arsenal play Bayer Leverkusen and the Premier League leaders have avoided the tournament’s heavyweights after their perfect record of eight wins put them top of the standings in the league phase.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Persians earns a place alongside these heavyweights.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Paramount executive also became president of the American Motion Picture Association (precursor to the MPA) in 1925, beating out the likes of Marcus Loew, Lasky, William Fox, Hays, Sam Rothafel, Sam Katz, Carl Laemmle, Joseph Schenck, and other Hollywood heavies.—
Chris Yogerst,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Jan. 2026
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Kier’s American career centered around playing heavies.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
24 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Bam Adebayo and Joel Embiid are the incumbent bigs, but I can be convinced that Evan Mobley and/or Jalen Duren will be ready to replace them by 2028, in addition to Holmgren.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2026
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Their bigs dominated us, and you guys watched the game, too.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Walmart’s bigwigs are no exception.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Everyone seemed a little confused about it and the Legion bigwigs didn’t help much.—
Bill Swank,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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During America’s Gilded Age, the era’s industrial titans—steel, oil, and rail magnates—turned to Europe for inspiration for their home decor and architecture.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
1 Mar. 2026
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Atlassian Central, Australia Sustainability is essential to the climate, and construction magnates are already taking note.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Mar. 2026
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In this case, the vets decided to ditch the wheelchair approach and instead used a LEGO car kit to place a removable axle and wheels directly under Pedro’s shell.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
5 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Muckety-mucks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muckety-mucks. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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