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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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.
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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
Other biggies at the amphitheater include Maroon 5 (June 21), Janet Jackson (July 2), Imagine Dragons (Aug. 12) and Glass Animals (Aug. 24).
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2024
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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
Other biggies at the amphitheater include Maroon 5 (June 21), Janet Jackson (July 2), Imagine Dragons (Aug. 12) and Glass Animals (Aug. 24).
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2024
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“Biggie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biggie. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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