Synonyms
- big
- big boy
- big cheese
- big gun
- big leaguer
- big shot
- big wheel
- big-timer
- bigfoot
- bigwig
- fat cat
- heavy
- heavy hitter
- heavyweight
- high-muck-a-muck
- high-muckety-muck
- honcho
- kahuna
- kingfish
- kingpin
- major leaguer
- muckety-muck
- muck-a-muck
- mucky-muck
- nabob
- nawab
- nibs
- nob [chiefly British]
- pooh-bah
- poo-bah
- wheel
Examples of biggie in a Sentence
He met with some television biggies.
They've had problems before, but this one's a real biggie.
Recent Examples on the Web
Other biggies at the amphitheater include Maroon 5 (June 21), Janet Jackson (July 2), Imagine Dragons (Aug. 12) and Glass Animals (Aug. 24).
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Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2024
Advertisement The ‘biggies’ Here are the big boo-boos that justify packing up your pruners for the day and going inside for a timeout.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
However, in addition to the Boyne Michigan Gold Pass, which gives free skiing here, Big Sky is part of the much larger international Ikon Pass, alongside 50+ destinations including biggies such as Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Alta, Snowbird and Deer Valley.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Excessive alcohol use and smoking are biggies, Dr. Taylor notes.
—Cathryne Keller, SELF, 15 Mar. 2024
Of all the physical harms that lurk these days — from car wrecks to virus strains to micro-bits of plastic in food — here’s one that’s not a biggie.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2024
San Jose has more than 130 of them in its draft proposal — and there are some biggies.
—Ben Christopher, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes that a history of cardiovascular conditions in your biological family—which includes biggies like high blood pressure, heart attacks, and heart failure, among others—raises your risk of heart disease.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 11 Sep. 2023
As my colleague David Meyer wrote last week in this newsletter, one of the biggies in this regard is copyright.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 18 July 2023
Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2024
Advertisement The ‘biggies’ Here are the big boo-boos that justify packing up your pruners for the day and going inside for a timeout.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
However, in addition to the Boyne Michigan Gold Pass, which gives free skiing here, Big Sky is part of the much larger international Ikon Pass, alongside 50+ destinations including biggies such as Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Alta, Snowbird and Deer Valley.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Excessive alcohol use and smoking are biggies, Dr. Taylor notes.
—Cathryne Keller, SELF, 15 Mar. 2024
Of all the physical harms that lurk these days — from car wrecks to virus strains to micro-bits of plastic in food — here’s one that’s not a biggie.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2024
San Jose has more than 130 of them in its draft proposal — and there are some biggies.
—Ben Christopher, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes that a history of cardiovascular conditions in your biological family—which includes biggies like high blood pressure, heart attacks, and heart failure, among others—raises your risk of heart disease.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 11 Sep. 2023
As my colleague David Meyer wrote last week in this newsletter, one of the biggies in this regard is copyright.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 18 July 2023
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“Biggie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biggie. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
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