as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group
interviewed by several bigwigs on the hospital's staff
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Recent Examples of bigwig
Our central characters fall neatly into easy tropes: insecure aging starlet, conniving sexpot, and misogynistic bigwig pig.
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Abby Monteil, Them, 20 Sep. 2024
Brady presses Riley and Shaw to work more quickly, given that the mayor and various other bigwigs are demanding updates.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
Unlike other big social platforms, like Reddit, YouTube hasn’t struck deals with AI bigwigs to scrape its videos.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 30 Sep. 2024
The bright side Investors have been largely resilient this year and some financial bigwigs say the election won’t change that.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 19 July 2024
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Abby Monteil, Them, 20 Sep. 2024
Brady presses Riley and Shaw to work more quickly, given that the mayor and various other bigwigs are demanding updates.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
Unlike other big social platforms, like Reddit, YouTube hasn’t struck deals with AI bigwigs to scrape its videos.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 30 Sep. 2024
The bright side Investors have been largely resilient this year and some financial bigwigs say the election won’t change that.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 19 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigwig
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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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Ultimately, the pair separated after Callas began having an affair with Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis (Haluk Bilginer).Katie Mannion, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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But in typical Swift fashion, the pop superstar and music magnate didn’t release the book through any of the biggest publishing houses.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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But its remote location limited its growth—something Egyptian property tycoon Samih Sawiris has worked to change.Gabriella Le Breton, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2024
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Watch Christmas Inheritance on Netflix A California Christmas As the son of a wealthy San Francisco real estate tycoon, a young man named Joseph (Josh Swickard) has lived a fairly easy life.Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Bigwig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigwig. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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