as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group
a meeting with the nawabs on the university's board of trustees
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Recent Examples of nawab
The lights dim, and a hush falls over the crowd, as the last nawab of Oudh strides onto the stage at Palo Alto’s Cubberley Theater.
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Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
The Oudh descendants in Kolkata, where the nawab died in exile, had also rejected their claim.
—Ellen Barry, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2019
In 1757, the East India Company commander Robert Clive defeated Bengal’s local ruler, or nawab, in battle and consolidated the company’s power in the province.
—Maya Jasanoff, The New York Review of Books, 23 May 2019
Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
The Oudh descendants in Kolkata, where the nawab died in exile, had also rejected their claim.
—Ellen Barry, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2019
In 1757, the East India Company commander Robert Clive defeated Bengal’s local ruler, or nawab, in battle and consolidated the company’s power in the province.
—Maya Jasanoff, The New York Review of Books, 23 May 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nawab
Noun
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Sachs is joined in competition by a lot of international heavyweights.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
9 Apr. 2026
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Boutros said the work didn’t end with the recent convictions of political heavyweights like Ald.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Some might consider the AirPods Max heavy (a common complaint about the originals).—
Eric Zeman,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Nuggets don’t need Jokic to play the heavy in the locker room.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Still, today’s NBA values bigs who can either shoot from the perimeter, or have crazy length and can defend, rebound and block shots, and run in transition.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
8 Apr. 2026
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Luka Garza, who’s played well in most of his appearances since late December, is another viable option if Vucevic scuffles, or if Mazzulla opts to play three bigs.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images Andrew, the king's brother and former prince, his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson and their daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, were absent after attending last year.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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They’re currently offered in queen and king sizes for a truly luxurious addition to your bed.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Apr. 2026
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But all the nattering nabobs of negativism who’d normally have been concentrating on Maura’s catastrophic first term had to devote at least a little attention to recounting one of the Wu Klux Klan’s more embarrassing moments of 2025.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
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Back then, white scholars saw history through the eyes of society’s nabobs, kings and presidents.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The other day, a squad of dancers stretched and limbered up in the halls as, outside, the lions stayed still.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Once the lion’s share of AP’s revenue, big newspaper companies now account for 10% of its income.—
David Bauder,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Prince William and Kate, the Princess of Wales, may hold the titles of Britain's future king and queen, but the couple's most important role is as parents to their three children, Princes George and Louis and Princess Charlotte.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Only 30 people were allowed at the funeral, and the queen sat alone at the church, wearing a mask.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Apr. 2026
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Epstein also claimed that the prince had asked that he be allowed to see details of legal structures, organization charts, goals and initiatives of the Saudi central bank, the royal purse and the country’s sovereign wealth fund, his emails to Al-Sabbagh’s aide show.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Prince William and Kate Middleton are taking a step back from the public eye this April to spend time with their children — a move that comes amid past criticism of the prince’s workload.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Nawab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nawab. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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