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Examples of heavy hitter in a Sentence
She spoke to a room full of political heavy hitters.
Their company is one of the industry's heavy hitters.
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With heavy hitters such as BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Franklin Templeton, Ondo Ondo 0.0%, MakerDAO and others paving the way, the RWA sector outperformed all other crypto sectors in asset growth in Q2 of 2024, according to data published by Artemis in May 2024.
—Jason Dehni, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
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On Tuesday, the nominations for the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) were announced and the list featured some heavy hitters: Megan Thee Stallion, SZA, Doja Cat, Beyoncé, GloRilla, and Muni Long are among the artists who earned nominations.
—Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 9 Aug. 2024
This year featured an eclectic list of performers, and included some heavy hitters in Black entertainment.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 6 Aug. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1922, in the meaning defined above
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“Heavy hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20hitter. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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