as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group
a bigfoot in the field of genetics
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Recent Examples of bigfoot
Fallon then revealed an image of Kanzi sitting with his arms crossed in front of the television set, staring at Eisenberg’s bigfoot self on screen.
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EW.com, 13 Apr. 2024
The cast may be saddled with prosthetics that cover them head to bigfoot toe, but their eyes are plain to see, which allows for a different kind of emoting and extra emphasis on physicality.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2024
Maldonado names Yowie after the Australian bigfoot, creating a magical world of her own.
—Essence, 29 Mar. 2024
For now, though, Keough is putting the music on pause to focus on her upcoming turn as a bigfoot opposite Jesse Eisenberg in the Zellner Brothers film Sasquatch Sunset, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival on Friday.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 20 Jan. 2024
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EW.com, 13 Apr. 2024
The cast may be saddled with prosthetics that cover them head to bigfoot toe, but their eyes are plain to see, which allows for a different kind of emoting and extra emphasis on physicality.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2024
Maldonado names Yowie after the Australian bigfoot, creating a magical world of her own.
—Essence, 29 Mar. 2024
For now, though, Keough is putting the music on pause to focus on her upcoming turn as a bigfoot opposite Jesse Eisenberg in the Zellner Brothers film Sasquatch Sunset, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival on Friday.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 20 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigfoot
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Shop the top 50 picks below and save big now before the sales end this week.Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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But there are also several bigs who will be unrestricted free agents, including Brionna Jones, Cheyenne Parker-Tyus, Brittney Griner, Nneka Ogwumike and Tina Charles who could start immediately.Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Pace is essentially the heavy of the movie, playing the brutal chief hunter for the network airing the game shows and tasked by the producer with tracking down Powell’s character.Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
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His heavies answered the call, putting on an impressive blocking scheme that freed Franklin quite often.Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
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There was no telling what to expect from Margin Call director J. C. Chandor’s take on Kraven the Hunter, a Spider-Man rogue from the ‘60s best known for showing off his abs while sporting a vest fashioned out of a lion’s head.Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024
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An archaeological excavation in Greece has revealed the remains of an ancient monumental building replete with marble lion sculptures and intriguing gold artifacts, among other finds.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Bigfoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigfoot. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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