biggie
Americannoun
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biggies
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an important, influential, or prominent person; big shot; bigwig.
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something that is very large, important, impressive, or successful.
a merger of two corporate biggies;
a movie that was this year's box-office biggie.
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But unlike for ordinary businesses, the losses are no biggie for the Fed.
From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025
Those who survived the disease decades ago might protest, Hey, I had the measles and just stayed home for a week, no biggie!
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2025
The IT worker replied he was entertaining family, to which Mr Nauta is said to have replied: "OK, cool. No biggie just wanted to see if you where around. Enjoy bro!"
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2023
To unveil its latest, and perhaps most dramatic, architectural renovation and expansion, the Hammer has now launched a fleet of small exhibitions and single-artist shows, as well as one biggie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2023
“No biggie, son,” he said, lowering the paper.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
That’s the point and the collective effect of the Sherman Act and the Clayton Act, the two biggies in the field.
From Slate ● May 24, 2024
There’s another biggie on tap Saturday afternoon for the Kraken, who are playing for the right to have no more biggies for a while.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2023
These are no biggies and can be handled in a few ways, depending on how you like to clean, plus each tactic is simple enough that it can be done every few days, as needed.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2022
Jon Batiste topped Tuesday’s Grammy slate with 11 nominations, including two of the biggies, record and album of the year.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2021
You know—if you’re one of the real biggies, you carry a vibro.
From Unwise Child by Randall Garrett
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