as in heavy
one of high position or importance within a group
many of the heavy hitters in the wine industry were boozing and schmoozing at the expo
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Recent Examples of heavy hitter
This year's Album of the Year category is stacked with heavy hitters including Jelly Roll, Post Malone and Lainey Wilson, along with newcomers Megan Moroney and Zach Top.
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Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Since the Cincinnati Center City Development Corp. purchased the old Macy's building and turned it into The Foundry, this area of town – now known as the Fountain District – has lured such heavy hitters as Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse, The Davidson and Vintage.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 26 June 2025
The absence of two global heavy hitters leaves ample limelight for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will visit Brazil both for the summit and a state visit.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
Changes for the eight-year-old label imprint created under the Sony umbrella by industry heavy hitters Jason Owen and Shane McAnally, include the departure of General Manager Katie McCartney.
—Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Since the Cincinnati Center City Development Corp. purchased the old Macy's building and turned it into The Foundry, this area of town – now known as the Fountain District – has lured such heavy hitters as Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse, The Davidson and Vintage.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 26 June 2025
The absence of two global heavy hitters leaves ample limelight for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will visit Brazil both for the summit and a state visit.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
Changes for the eight-year-old label imprint created under the Sony umbrella by industry heavy hitters Jason Owen and Shane McAnally, include the departure of General Manager Katie McCartney.
—Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavy hitter
Noun
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As noted, newspapers and magazines have been conceived as a package—a mix of the light and the heavy.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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Others are the heaviest of the heavy: a college student rendered brain-dead by a fentanyl overdose, a little girl who fatally drowns while saving her sister who fell into their swimming pool.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2025
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With all three now (seemingly) gone, the C’s are left with a collection of bigs that might be the least impressive in the NBA: Neemias Queta, newcomer Luka Garza, Xavier Tillman and second-round draft pick Amari Williams.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
15 July 2025
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The goal is to get Ethan’s bat to the bigs, ready to create middle-of-the-order impact.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
14 July 2025
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The cliffhanger ending clearly indicates a third movie in the planning, so maybe the filmmakers are saving their big guns for a final chapter.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
2 July 2025
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Those big guns get thrown together on a top line when the Oilers need a spark, but have generally been split across the top-six over the last two rounds.—
The Athletic NHL Staff,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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That big boy came straight up out of the water until his tail was a foot above its surface, then smacked back.—
Arthur Grahame,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2025
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This whole situation in the industry is like a big boy's club...—
Mekishana Pierre Published,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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Two of the children, ages 9 and 11, were transported down the mountain in a big wheel basket.—
Hannah Dreyfus,
AZCentral.com,
2 July 2025
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There was a man riding a toddler’s big wheel with a 40-ounce malt liquor bottle in one hand, and a woman wearing just a torn T-shirt was cursing up a storm.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
26 May 2025
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“Heavy hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy%20hitter. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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