as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group
as a kingfish in the state's political circles, he was accustomed to being courted by presidential hopefuls
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Farther out in the Gulf waters, offshore trophies such as tuna, kingfish, sailfish, and marlin prove bountiful game.
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Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2024
The book has chapters on sharks, tunas, dolphin, sailfish, kingfish, grouper, tarpon and snook.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Besides the dolphins, Venere caught kingfish and sailfish.
—Alan Sherman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Fish is both a staple and delicacy, the warm waters giving the island rich stocks of kingfish, lobster and red snapper.
—Dominic Kocur, theweek, 22 Jan. 2024
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Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2024
The book has chapters on sharks, tunas, dolphin, sailfish, kingfish, grouper, tarpon and snook.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Besides the dolphins, Venere caught kingfish and sailfish.
—Alan Sherman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Fish is both a staple and delicacy, the warm waters giving the island rich stocks of kingfish, lobster and red snapper.
—Dominic Kocur, theweek, 22 Jan. 2024
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With this year's costumes trend predicted to be extra pop-culture heavy, some obvious duo costumes, like Deadpool and Wolverine, come to mind.Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
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The Butcher locks in for Summertime Butch, a project that captures the Buffalo heavy lyrically prancing across ten tracks filled with plug talk and nods to his opulent lifestyle.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Aug. 2024
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Dieng has the height at 6-foot-11 but lacks the strength and physicality to compete with more traditional bigs.Nick Crain, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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There would be no reason to suspect Courtney Williams had evolved into a stone-cold killer who will never back down from a big shot with the game in the balance, nor that Alanna Smith is a tenacious defender capable of locking down bigs who trump her in size.Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2024
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Horror movie master John Carpenter by CBS Sunday Morning on YouTube FROM THE ARCHIVES: Horror movie master John Carpenter (YouTube Video) From 2017: The filmmaker who is king of things that go bump in the night is a musical master of horror as well.David Morgan, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
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This is the place where presidents, kings, queens, and heads of state have stayed.Martin Vassolo, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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Out of Africa Wildlife Park provides an intimate look at lions, tigers, hippos, giraffes and plenty more.Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
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Whichever foundry has the latest and greatest technology will win the lion’s share of all the chip designer’s business.Craig Barrett, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
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While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 July 2017
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.Cole Kazdin, Los Angeles Magazine, 14 July 2017
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“Kingfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kingfish. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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