Heavyweights
Opponents and heavyweights are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Opponents" instead a noun "Heavyweights".
Opponents
Heavyweights and opponents are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heavyweights" instead a noun "Opponents".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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As he was smaller than most other heavyweights, Minoru Suzuki found much of his success in both pro wrestling and mixed martial arts choking out his opponents this way.
Source: Big Guy Rodeo -
Lampshaded in most of the open weight class fights, since Yawara is in the extra lightweight class, but most of her opponents are heavyweights, so people comment on this frequently.
- Nether were small men by any means ( both 6-foot-1 and light heavyweights, which is still bigger than most American males), but they were frequently dwarfed by other "main event" opponents more often than not.
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