high-level
adjective
high-lev·el
ˈhī-ˈle-vəl 
1
: occurring, done, or placed at a high level
2
: being of high importance or rank
high-level diplomats
3
: of, relating to, or being a computer programming language (such as BASIC or Pascal) which is similar to a natural language (such as English) and in which each statement is translated by a compiler usually into several machine language instructions
4
: relating to or being nuclear waste that contains highly concentrated radioactive components which are environmentally hazardous
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Following her departure, three other high-level veteran agency officials resigned.
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
In a letter to CDC staff on Thursday night, Kennedy sought to quell the tension and concern in the agency after days of tumult over its leader, along with the dramatic resignations of multiple high-level officials who had worked there for decades.
—Mary Bruce, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2025
His music is even used in high-level auditions for new orchestra musicians.
—Tim Greiving, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
The operation is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force operation that aims to identify, disrupt and dismantle high-level crime organizations, according to the release.
—Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2025
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
In a letter to CDC staff on Thursday night, Kennedy sought to quell the tension and concern in the agency after days of tumult over its leader, along with the dramatic resignations of multiple high-level officials who had worked there for decades.
—Mary Bruce, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2025
His music is even used in high-level auditions for new orchestra musicians.
—Tim Greiving, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
The operation is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force operation that aims to identify, disrupt and dismantle high-level crime organizations, according to the release.
—Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for high-level
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“High-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-level. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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