supremos

noun

plural of supremo, chiefly British
as in heavyweights

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  1. heavyweights
  2. bigwigs
  3. notables
  4. figures
  5. biggies
  6. big guns
  7. big boys
  8. heavies
Noun
  • On Tuesday, a coalition of activewear and outdoor heavyweights announced a plan to change that.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Northrop Grumman faces stiff competition in the uncrewed fighter market from several defence industry heavyweights.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of heavyweights
Noun
  • To the average investor, the bond markets may seem like a concern better left to Wall Street bigwigs.
    — Personal Finance, TheWeek, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The idea, according to officials, would bring $500 million to the city’s coffers annually, paid primarily by bigwigs who get to enjoy city life but don’t pay city income taxes.
    — Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of bigwigs
Noun
  • Tatty Devine tie-up and Liberty’s new fashion jewelry gallery were some notables from this fashion week.
    — Virginia Corneli, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • That has played into the hopes of the Hollywood notables who’ve campaigned against the merger, call it the Jane Fonda wing of the industry.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of notables
Noun
  • The Justice Department also says Beijing is determined to sway American public opinion in its favor by cultivating relationships with political figures seen as having access to the levers of power.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Forty-five percent of adults 30 to 44 say the same; both figures have declined in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of figures
Noun
  • September is prime time for traditional festivals in the Kansas City area, including the three biggies on Labor Day weekend.
    — Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The New York Comic Con 2026 panels, revealed exclusively by Entertainment Weekly, feature the return of biggies like Marvel Television, Blumhouse’s BlumFest preview, and the Star Trek Universe assembly.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of biggies
Noun
  • After England have raised a glass comes a three-match one-day international series this week when India will welcome back big guns including captain Shubman Gill and legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • The Minnesota Wild’s big guns showed up in a big way Saturday night, and the Avs looked wobbly for the first time in this tournament in a 5-1 loss in Game 3 at Grand Casino Arena.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 10 May 2026
Definition of big guns
Noun
  • These are the 30-homer big boys, the men who hit in the top four spots of most teams’ lineups.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • But taking on one of Wall Street’s big boys, and then getting squashed for it, ranks right up there.
    — Liz Peek, Washington Post, 4 May 2026
Definition of big boys
Noun
  • Mehring’s characters include petty criminals, unscrupulous lawyers, Galician Jews, Freikorps heavies, local and international businessmen, Prussian generals, and the everyday citizens inhabiting the streets of Berlin’s old and rather dingy center.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The album also features cameos by heavies from Gojira, Lamb of God, Queens of the Stone Age, and Clutch.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of heavies
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