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as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group
the office was all abuzz because some honchos from corporate headquarters were coming for a visit
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as in boss
the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do
he's definitely the head honcho in that company
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Recent Examples of honcho
As for Michaels, he got involved at the behest of Mick Jagger, who asked the SNL honcho to return to his hometown of Toronto to testify on the guitarist’s behalf (Jagger arranged a private plane for Michaels, too).
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
Some fans took Drake’s fashion choices as symbolic, with the OVO honcho rocking a hoodie riddled with holes across it.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Feb. 2025
Some thought the Californian, who resides in Phoenix, likes the Giants, but it's been three weeks since new Giants honcho Buster Posey met with Burnes' agent, Scott Boras.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Caroline Stern, Canoe Film’s honcho and long-time collaborator to Ēkis, said the series perfectly fits her company’s profile.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
Some fans took Drake’s fashion choices as symbolic, with the OVO honcho rocking a hoodie riddled with holes across it.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Feb. 2025
Some thought the Californian, who resides in Phoenix, likes the Giants, but it's been three weeks since new Giants honcho Buster Posey met with Burnes' agent, Scott Boras.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Caroline Stern, Canoe Film’s honcho and long-time collaborator to Ēkis, said the series perfectly fits her company’s profile.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for honcho
Noun
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A lot of us end up chasing approval from a boss, from our parents.—
Fidel Martinez,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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One of the most quotable lines in FromSoftware’s hit video game Elden Ring is a line of of the early bosses says to you, foul Tarnished, during a fight.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Wingard’s sequel is a bit more abstract than its predecessor, focusing too much on strange world-building and too little on the battle between our two beloved heavies.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 May 2025
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Harry heads back to the yard, where a group of Kevin's Czechoslovakian hired heavies are preparing for war.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article Chicago police said seven teens were wounded in an overnight shooting at a large gathering in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood after a St. Sabina graduation party, drawing an angry statement from the church’s longtime leader, Father Michael Pfleger.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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Leading the charge on this has been state Sen. Brian Jones of Santee, the Senate Republican leader.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2025
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All season long, New York has struggled to contain stretch bigs.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
21 May 2025
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In his absence, Kornet dominated the paint, finally tilting the floor back toward the Celtics when the Knicks deployed two bigs; a lineup that had been dogging Boston in this series.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2025
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Did the foreman just admit the jury discussed the case prior to deliberations?—
Maureen Maher,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Lodge, the Villa, and Antelope Ridge were used as guest accommodations that provide a variety of amenities like a game room, a wet bar, and an indoor jacuzzi, while ranch staff shacked up at the two foremen’s houses on the north and south ends of the ranch.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
3 Feb. 2025
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The brand is a jewel in the crown of luxury magnate Bernard Arnault, the founder of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, who has owned Dior since 1984.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
29 May 2025
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But the character is more of a riff on the real-life oil baron Calouste Gulbenkian, the world’s richest man at the time of his death in 1955 and a template for today’s globe-roaming magnates who pledge allegiance only to their own ambitions.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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Two Sanford police officers resigned and another was suspended after video surfaced showing officers hesitating to rescue a gas station employee held by a knife-wielding man in a restroom, the police chief announced Thursday.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2025
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The Fort Worth City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to make current executive deputy chief Robert Alldredge interim chief while the city tries to find a replacement for retiring police chief Neil Noakes.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 May 2025
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Upset about being undercut, the Texas bigwig resolves to put Georgie out of business.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
16 May 2025
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Lobbyist Robert McBride, who just sold his house in Montauk for over $10 million to Carbone’s chef Rich Torrisi, has been holding court there with political bigwigs.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2025
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“Honcho.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honcho. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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