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or highflyer
as in powerhouse
an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired
one of New York's largest law firms, it attracts highfliers looking for a big-time legal career
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Recent Examples of highflier
At first look, Biogen seems more like a plodding drugmaker than a pending highflier: The neurology specialist boasts a market cap of about $46 billion.
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Charley Grant, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2020
The bankruptcy follows that of another highflier in the U.S. oil patch, Whiting Petroleum Corp., which filed for Chapter 11 at the start of April after championing what was once the premiere U.S. shale field, the Bakken of North Dakota.
—David Wethe, Fortune, 29 June 2020
The Federal Reserve lent trillions of dollars to bail out Wall Street highfliers, hoping that by stabilizing big banks, the benefits would flow through to the rest of the economy.
—Sheila Bair For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 27 Mar. 2020
O’Neal continued, referring to the legendary former Nets and Philadelphia 76ers highflier Julius Erving.
—Marc Stein, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2020
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Charley Grant, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2020
The bankruptcy follows that of another highflier in the U.S. oil patch, Whiting Petroleum Corp., which filed for Chapter 11 at the start of April after championing what was once the premiere U.S. shale field, the Bakken of North Dakota.
—David Wethe, Fortune, 29 June 2020
The Federal Reserve lent trillions of dollars to bail out Wall Street highfliers, hoping that by stabilizing big banks, the benefits would flow through to the rest of the economy.
—Sheila Bair For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 27 Mar. 2020
O’Neal continued, referring to the legendary former Nets and Philadelphia 76ers highflier Julius Erving.
—Marc Stein, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for highflier
Noun
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The United States, once the manufacturing powerhouse of the world, now sees nearly 80% of its GDP derived from services.—
Richard Lebovitz,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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There’s another intimate powerhouse of a show at the Museum of Modern Art.—
Shauna Lyon,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Bookkeeper side hustlers must have accounting knowledge to manage financial records usually for small businesses. 15.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Think of snark as a Better Business Bureau for the untamable world of influencing – a form of accountability that brings attention to the scammers and hustlers.—
Jess Rauchberg,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Highflier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highflier. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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