as in big
one of high position or importance within a group
among food and beverage magazines, it's one of the biggies
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Black Tie carries skis from all the top brands, biggies like Head, K2, Atomic, Elan and Fischer, as well as more niche brands including Armada and Icelandic, plus many more, and in snowboards, everything from Arbor to Burton.
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Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
When David gets a glimpse of a map of the brain that Ben’s been looking at, one that shows the 60-ish regions connected to the thalamus — regions including those that control sight, sound, sleep regulation, visual reasoning, judgment, like, all the biggies — something dawns on him.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2024
After Wednesday’s closing bell, Club names Meta Platforms , Microsoft , and Starbucks are among the biggies.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
The other big player is Ski Butlers, which excels at geographic diversity, covering the major Western resorts, plus a couple in Vermont and biggies across Europe, including Courchevel, Meribel, Tignes, Val d’Isere, Val di Fassa and Cortina, home of the next Winter Olympic Games.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
When David gets a glimpse of a map of the brain that Ben’s been looking at, one that shows the 60-ish regions connected to the thalamus — regions including those that control sight, sound, sleep regulation, visual reasoning, judgment, like, all the biggies — something dawns on him.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2024
After Wednesday’s closing bell, Club names Meta Platforms , Microsoft , and Starbucks are among the biggies.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
The other big player is Ski Butlers, which excels at geographic diversity, covering the major Western resorts, plus a couple in Vermont and biggies across Europe, including Courchevel, Meribel, Tignes, Val d’Isere, Val di Fassa and Cortina, home of the next Winter Olympic Games.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Biggie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biggie. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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