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bigfoot

noun

ˈbig-ˌfu̇t

Definition of bigfoot

as in heavyweight

one of high position or importance within a group a bigfoot in the field of genetics

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Recent Examples of bigfoot The freaky happenings in this seemingly antiseptic city include clashes with werewolves, bigfoot, aliens, ghosts, mummies, alternate dimensions, vengeful tornados, and Elvis! — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2026 His next experience with two juvenile Bigfoots, while fishing on the Cumberland River between Nashville and Ashland City in 1999, would change the way Denton viewed the creatures forever. — Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025 But the fun highlight that’s really taken off in the last couple of years is the Celebrity Mayor Grape Stomp, which features many of the political bigfoots in Santa Clara County. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 22 July 2025 The Irish Independent reported that the pair met in 2018 on the set of The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot, but didn’t begin dating until 2019. — Nicole Briese, People.com, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for bigfoot

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Coming into the fight, the headlines were all about Itauma, the 21-year-old Brit with a chance to make history by becoming the youngest heavyweight to win a world title since Mike Tyson did so at age 20 in 1986.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
How would Leading Change be able to knock heads against the heavyweights of the division at a mile and a quarter distance?

— Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of heavyweight

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The album also features cameos by heavies from Gojira, Lamb of God, Queens of the Stone Age, and Clutch.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
The one-room restaurant retains the clean, minimalist aesthetic that Anthony has cultivated at the upscale sushi counter but has more stone incorporated into the space than a traditional, wood-heavy omakase would.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026

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The 135 animals found at a ranch also included lions, buffalo, sulcata tortoises, spider monkeys, jaguars, an American bison and a green macaw.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
The Indianapolis Zoo confirmed all its lions were accounted for to the Indianapolis Star, part of the USA TODAY Network.

— Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

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