as in big(s)
the highest level of a field of endeavor
when you've landed a tenure-track position at that university, you're playing in the major leagues
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According to Baseball Reference, nobody named Lance Dobbins has ever played for a major league club or an affiliated minor league team.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates won both games, 2-1 and 5-1.
1963 — Playing the first Sunday night game in major league history because of excessive heat during the day, the Houston Colt .45s handed the San Francisco Giants their seventh straight loss in Houston, 3-0.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Logan Henderson was brilliant in his first four major league starts, going 3-0, 1.71, with a 29/6 K/BB over 21 innings.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Entering the weekend, Goodman’s 63 hits led all major league catchers, while his homers, RBIs and 110 total bases led all National League catchers.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 June 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates won both games, 2-1 and 5-1.
1963 — Playing the first Sunday night game in major league history because of excessive heat during the day, the Houston Colt .45s handed the San Francisco Giants their seventh straight loss in Houston, 3-0.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Logan Henderson was brilliant in his first four major league starts, going 3-0, 1.71, with a 29/6 K/BB over 21 innings.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Entering the weekend, Goodman’s 63 hits led all major league catchers, while his homers, RBIs and 110 total bases led all National League catchers.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for major league
big time
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All the European leaders have been sucking up to him big time.—
Danielle Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2025
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The sneaker entrepreneur’s on-and-off relationship with Larsa Pippen is spotlighted big time in the first episode, which started filming last summer.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2025
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“Major league.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/major%20league. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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