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big shot



ADJECTIVE
important, famous
Synonyms


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The Lakers always had stars in their roles align: Big-shot makers like Horry and Derek Fisher.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Big-shot artists such as Benton, Curry, Sloan and Wood were allotted five or six pages apiece, others from one to three.

From Time Magazine Archive




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