as in heavies
one of high position or importance within a group
a heavyweight in the U.S. Senate, he has a lot of clout in judicial confirmations
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As he’s mobbed by fans and cajoled by industry heavyweights, the sunglasses go on, and a new, slicker, tougher, more icy persona is constructed, a form of armor that seems essential to his survival.
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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
In fact, consistently beating the S&P 500 — in good times and bad — has been difficult over recent years for individual stocks; for heavyweights in the Information Technology sector including, CSCO and META, and even for the megacap stars GOOG, TSLA, and MSFT.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Actor and longtime fan Morgan Spector came out to support, as did industry heavyweights including Derek Blasburg, Elizabeth Saltzman, and Danielle Goldberg.
—Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
In fact, consistently beating the S&P 500 — in good times and bad — has been difficult over recent years for individual stocks; for heavyweights in the Industrials sector including MMM, UPS, and HON, and even for the megacap stars GOOG, TSLA, and MSFT.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
After a midseason blip, Buffalo have recalibrated in emphatic fashion by winning six consecutive games to reestablish themselves as one of the AFC’s heavyweights with the stretch run of the season to come.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
The ceremony was attended by a raft of cinema heavyweights including this year’s festival jury president Luca Guadagnino, Alfonso Cuarón, Walter Salles, Monica Bellucci, Tim Burton, Justin Kurzel, Jeff Nichols, and Cannes Film Festival President Iris Knobloch among others.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Nov. 2024
In fact, consistently beating the S&P 500 — in good times and bad — has been difficult over recent years for individual stocks; for heavyweights in the Consumer Staples sector including KO, PEP, and CL, and even for the megacap stars GOOG, TSLA, and MSFT.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
In fact, consistently beating the S&P 500 — in good times and bad — has been difficult over recent years for individual stocks; for heavyweights in the Health Care sector including PFE, MRK, and UNH, and even for the megacap stars GOOG, TSLA, and MSFT.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
In fact, consistently beating the S&P 500 — in good times and bad — has been difficult over recent years for individual stocks; for heavyweights in the Information Technology sector including, CSCO and META, and even for the megacap stars GOOG, TSLA, and MSFT.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Actor and longtime fan Morgan Spector came out to support, as did industry heavyweights including Derek Blasburg, Elizabeth Saltzman, and Danielle Goldberg.
—Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
In fact, consistently beating the S&P 500 — in good times and bad — has been difficult over recent years for individual stocks; for heavyweights in the Industrials sector including MMM, UPS, and HON, and even for the megacap stars GOOG, TSLA, and MSFT.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
After a midseason blip, Buffalo have recalibrated in emphatic fashion by winning six consecutive games to reestablish themselves as one of the AFC’s heavyweights with the stretch run of the season to come.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
The ceremony was attended by a raft of cinema heavyweights including this year’s festival jury president Luca Guadagnino, Alfonso Cuarón, Walter Salles, Monica Bellucci, Tim Burton, Justin Kurzel, Jeff Nichols, and Cannes Film Festival President Iris Knobloch among others.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Nov. 2024
In fact, consistently beating the S&P 500 — in good times and bad — has been difficult over recent years for individual stocks; for heavyweights in the Consumer Staples sector including KO, PEP, and CL, and even for the megacap stars GOOG, TSLA, and MSFT.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
In fact, consistently beating the S&P 500 — in good times and bad — has been difficult over recent years for individual stocks; for heavyweights in the Health Care sector including PFE, MRK, and UNH, and even for the megacap stars GOOG, TSLA, and MSFT.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Heavyweights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavyweights. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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