heavyweight

Definition

A term for the big players in any arena—literally the boxing division for those exceeding 190 pounds, but figuratively anyone important enough to throw their weight around. Whether in sports or business, heavyweights are the ones nobody wants to mess with.

Example Usage

Amazon and Microsoft are the heavyweights dominating cloud computing.

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