heavyweights

noun

plural of heavyweight
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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Recent Examples of heavyweights Fashion Is Really, Really Under the Influence People of the internet and of internet influence are front row heavyweights. — Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026 Another game to enjoy today is between two heavyweights in the NFC. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 Prime Day Deals below—including a few heavyweights like Villeroy & Boch and Dyson. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026 Robinson and his team continue to navigate shifts in a brave new world by striking groundbreaking deals with AI music heavyweights and ensuring companies cease training on unlicensed works. — Claudia Rosenbaum, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 But there are some clear heavyweights in the sector – about 56% of that money came from the most powerful 9% of tribal facilities. — Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 On Tuesday, a coalition of activewear and outdoor heavyweights announced a plan to change that. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026 Northrop Grumman faces stiff competition in the uncrewed fighter market from several defence industry heavyweights. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 The partnership follows a series of major tie-ups over the past year with other finance heavyweights, including Goldman Sachs and Brookfield. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavyweights
  1. heavies
  2. bigs
  3. magnates
  4. wheels
  5. kings
  6. tycoons
  7. lions
  8. bigwigs
Noun
  • Mehring’s characters include petty criminals, unscrupulous lawyers, Galician Jews, Freikorps heavies, local and international businessmen, Prussian generals, and the everyday citizens inhabiting the streets of Berlin’s old and rather dingy center.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 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
  • The belief in Green Bay is the veteran bigs will give Love more time to throw.
    — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • That is a remarkable incentive, if not catnip, to send Condon to the bigs.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of bigs
Noun
  • 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
  • The verdict cleared a legal cloud hanging over OpenAI's restructuring right as both magnates were steering their companies toward the public market.
    — Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of magnates
Noun
  • The vehicle then rotated in midair and landed back on its wheels.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Other times, a bike maker can slap on a new paint job, a different set of wheels and a cushier seat, and somehow end up with a bike that sells like hotcakes.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of wheels
Noun
  • Dinner is an event at Pellico 3, the hotel’s gastronomy project, reconceptualised in 2022 and conducted by executive chef Guido Paternollo, who has worked under haute cuisine kings Enrico Bartolini and Alain Ducasse.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The kingdom braces for the war on the horizon in this new Norse saga, as other Scandinavian kings and even an English king are drawn into the chaos.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of kings
Noun
  • Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP The Journal also reported this weekend that Guilfoyle boasted in audio recordings about Greek businessmen who paid for her travel, and reportedly encouraged foreign governments to do business with one of the tycoons.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Lately, though, many mom-and-pop tycoons are turning to different kinds of funding.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of tycoons
Noun
  • Once the lions get comfortable in a neighborhood where deer are plentiful, an attack on a pet or a human is more likely, Tira said.
    — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
  • While other competitors incorporated imagery such as lions, Diggs centered his work on a person in an urban environment.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of lions
Noun
  • To the average investor, the bond markets may seem like a concern better left to Wall Street bigwigs.
    — Personal Finance, TheWeek, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The idea, according to officials, would bring $500 million to the city’s coffers annually, paid primarily by bigwigs who get to enjoy city life but don’t pay city income taxes.
    — Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of bigwigs

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