supremos

plural of supremo, chiefly British

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Noun
  • Inside the Alif Institute, fans packed into the Arab cultural center in Embry Hills with the fervor of a stadium’s fan section as two World Cup heavyweights, Morocco and Brazil, faced off to a 1-1 draw.
    Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 19 June 2026
  • Also on Wednesday, Harry Kane of England and Croatia's Luka Modrić square off in a Group L match of heavyweights.
    Russell Lewis, NPR, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Naturally, Bravo’s bigwigs and Cohen were pretty peeved to see gossip sites scooping them on their own reunion.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2026
  • Immediately afterwards, international dance music bigwigs such as Carl Cox, Martin Garrix, David Guetta, and Peggy Gou took over the sound system to get everyone on the dance floor.
    Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • There are plenty of notables on the Directing ballot, too.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 20 June 2026
  • The week after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and a delegation of 45 other Chicago notables met with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican, another Chicago politician got to meet the pope too.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • Its worse-sounding homicide figures are due to the ratio of deaths in a tiny population of less than a million people.
    Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
  • Cropped tops are flattering on petite figures, so this sleeveless top will look amazing on you.
    Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • These are the biggies so far, although the ballot likely will be filled with a host of other significant questions.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
  • For the sedan, Toyota partnered with most of China’s software biggies, including Xiaomi, Huawei, and Momenta, to stand a chance to compete against the likes of BYD and Geely.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Against Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup, Wrexham twice raced into a two-goal lead only for the half-time of introduction of the Premier League’s ‘big guns’ to underline how far the Welsh club still has to go if their owners’ top flight ambitions are to be realised.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 May 2026
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
Noun
  • In any year, in any culture, there are no antagonists (save for Nazis) better suited as action cinema heavies; rooting against child trafficking lowlifes is moral, easy, and best of all, a completely guiltless pleasure.
    Andy Crump, IndieWire, 15 June 2026
  • However, on season 2 of Twin Peaks, the actress played Miss Jones, the right-hand woman for one of the series' heavies, Thomas Eckhardt (the late David Warner).
    Drew Mackie, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Supremos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supremos. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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