as in senior
of great importance or high rank
These military secrets are known only to a few high-level government officials.
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Recent Examples of high-level
Some locate it in high-level activity like dynamic coordination between certain regions of the brain; others, like me, locate it at the smallest layer of reality—in the quantum fabric of spacetime itself.
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Susan Schneider, Scientific American, 1 May 2025
Waltz’s fall comes against the backdrop of Trump’s efforts to project a more stable administration after a first term defined by high-level churn.
—Nik Popli, Time, 1 May 2025
Shah, the home minister, arrived in the region on Tuesday and chaired a high-level security meeting, his office said.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
The April patch includes early tie-ins to that event, new cosmetics linked to celebrities, and competitive gameplay shifts likely to impact high-level matches.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
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Susan Schneider, Scientific American, 1 May 2025
Waltz’s fall comes against the backdrop of Trump’s efforts to project a more stable administration after a first term defined by high-level churn.
—Nik Popli, Time, 1 May 2025
Shah, the home minister, arrived in the region on Tuesday and chaired a high-level security meeting, his office said.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
The April patch includes early tie-ins to that event, new cosmetics linked to celebrities, and competitive gameplay shifts likely to impact high-level matches.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-level
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In her senior year, Catina who'd been accepted to the University of the Pacific, wanted to break up with Steve.—
Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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Alex Abad-Santos is a senior correspondent who explains what society obsesses over, from Marvel and movies to fitness and skin care.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
3 May 2025
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Despite these challenges, strong demand for the $599 iPhone 16e in India helped Apple take the top spot for global smartphone sales in the quarter, according to Counterpoint Research.—
Akash Sriram,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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In 100 riveting profiles, top basketball writers justify their selections and uncover the history of the NBA in the process.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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“High-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-level. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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