nawabs

noun

plural of nawab
as in heavyweights
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 Synonyms for nawabs
  1. heavyweights
  2. bigs
  3. kings
  4. magnates
  5. heavies
  6. tycoons
  7. lions
  8. princes
Noun
  • The other five finance heavyweights in the group — BlackRock, Brookfield, Blackstone, KKR, and Apollo — either didn’t provide a comment when asked about Nvidia’s troubles, or pointed to Solomon’s remarks.
    — Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Di Girolamo stars alongside Hollywood heavyweights John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi and Parker Posey, and is directed by Oscar winner Martin McDonagh.
    — Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of heavyweights
Noun
  • The efforts of Onyeka Okongwu and Lu Dort helped minimize any damage from Wizards bigs Alex Sarr and Deandre Ayton.
    — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The bigs come out a lot to pressure the ball in ball screen coverage.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of bigs
Noun
  • Ahead of their Hard Rock show, the two comedy kings did an interview with the South Florida Sun Sentinel — Short from Los Angeles, Martin from New York City — and here is more about the tour from that Q&A session.
    — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Edmund is invoked on behalf of kings and victims of torture, during pandemics, and for protection against plague.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of kings
Noun
  • Alongside the 30- and 40-something financiers, lawyers, and soon-to-be-IPOing AI magnates are their parents.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 28 Oct. 2026
  • French jewelry maison Boucheron was founded in 1858 and built a legacy of adorning royals, stars and magnates in jewelry that combines precious, rare gems with equally ingenious designs.
    — Tanya Dukes, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of magnates
Noun
  • This year, recommenders include cultural heavies like Susan Orlean, Tony Tulathimutte, Jia Tolentino, Vincenzo Latronico, Sarah Thankam Matthews, and Tavi Gevinson.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The album also features cameos by heavies from Gojira, Lamb of God, Queens of the Stone Age, and Clutch.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of heavies
Noun
  • Over those decades, tycoons have leveraged their fortunes to shape the state with their railroads, mines, newspapers, oil businesses and ranching and agriculture.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Its mix of escapist fantasy and emotional substance has never felt more dialed in, nor the political relevance of staggering income inequality and meddlesome tycoons more pronounced.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of tycoons
Noun
  • In the bankruptcy, seven sea lions were donated to Sea Lion Splash.
    — Valerie Greene, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The gambling animals are out of the zoo, and putting the meerkats, lions and back in their cages is not going to happen.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of lions
Noun
  • That includes a 19th-century painting of Qajar princes in the lobby to works from Malaysian artists scattered throughout the property—as well as a striking clock looming over the hotel’s Peacock Alley social hub.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Even though the modern orchestra originated three centuries ago as a plaything of princes, there has always been an implicit connection — and tension — between orchestras and democracy.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of princes
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