Heavy
Heavy adjective - Having great power or influence.
Usage example: she's not among the handful of heavy critics who can make or break a Broadway show
Prestigious and heavy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prestigious" instead an adjective "Heavy".
Prestigious
Prestigious adjective - Having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge.
Heavy and prestigious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heavy" instead an adjective "Prestigious".
Nearby Word: prestige
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Even though he has a high 44 MCAT score and a 4.0 GPA, Ben faces heavy competition for the prestigious Robinson Scholarship, which would give him a full ride through medical school.
Source: Ivy League for Everyone -
In the sequel, Fighters of Danveyt, his descendant Sergey Valdez, is a retired Space Navy commander, whose last posting in the fleet was that of a heavy cruiser's second pilot (a fairly prestigious posting, since this 'verse's heavy cruisers are what battleships are in American sci-fi).
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Pint Sized Power House Due to the legacy of El Santo, as well as Gory Guerrero, Blue Demon, Huracán Ramírez and Arkangel de la Muerte and many other standouts(not all of whom wrestled for CMLL), the Welterweight Championship belts are more prestigious than heavy weight variants.
Source: Wrestling / CMLL
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