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
Sasquatch Sunset focuses on the day in the life of a family of bigfoot creatures (composed of Nathan Zeller, Jesse Eisenberg, Riley Keough, and Christophe Zajac-Denek decked out in full Bigfoot suits).
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024
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.
—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
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigfoot
Noun
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Michigan boasts two excellent bigs in Vlad Goldin and Danny Wolf.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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This game features three of the best bigs in college basketball, two of whom — Johni Broome and Danny Wolf — could be first-round picks in the 2025 NBA Draft.—
Tobias Bass,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And if nothing else, there’s always the heavies to fall back on.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2025
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They’re supposed to be the reinforcements, the heavies, personally recruited by Quinn — a fugitive Army Intelligence Colonel! — and installed at Beck’s place, just like Paulie.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Perhaps some exceptions are the lions that hail from a zoo in Ukraine.—
Sarah Matusek,
Christian Science Monitor,
4 Apr. 2025
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When a meteor unleashes a virus that turns zoo animals into zombies, a lion, a wolf, and other surviving animals scramble to the rescue.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Bigfoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigfoot. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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