as in heavy
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 heavyweight
Zhao's feature also counts Hollywood heavyweights Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes as producers.
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Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
Banks, transportation stocks, hotels and small-caps are cooking, helping to offset the cooling-off in several of the tech heavyweights that had large1ly led the S & P’s three-year, 80% advance.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
In fact, Dover Harbor is the last heavyweight Pullman car to operate on Amtrak rails in its original configuration.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Jan. 2026
New Hampshire emerged as the undisputed heavyweight in state-level health and wellness for the fourth consecutive year.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
The two heavyweights exchanged haymakers before Olivier caught Reaves with right hand and sent him to the ice.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Her film, about an Evanston native who’s a serious athlete despite being blind, was up against some Hollywood heavyweights, including a documentary on film legend Martin Scorsese.
—Jeff Banowetz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Hosted by ex-BBC heavyweights Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel, the daily News Agents pod is one of the most popular current affairs podcasts in the UK.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
Huang, a heavyweight in the AI industry, is among several executives taking the CES stage this week.
—Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavyweight
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The Dark Ages gave us an extremely metal prequel that — while a bit too lore and cutscene-heavy — presented more surprising tricks and gameplay refreshes to keep the long-running FPS series alive and kicking butt.—
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However, a combination of tariffs, inflation and narrow GDP growth kept the tech-heavy S & P 500 in the lead over the Russell 2000.—
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The Celtics pounded the paint with Neemias Queta and Luka Garza, a pair of bruising bigs who also can force the issue from 3-point range despite their lumbering dispositions.—
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Perhaps names like Zach Ehrhard or James Tibbs III could see time in the bigs.—
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“Heavyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavyweight. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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