big name
noun
: a performer or personage of top rank in popular recognition
a big name in the business world
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Real estate broker Knight Frank projects the city’s vacancy rate for the highest quality office space will hit zero by 2028 as big name tenants BlackRock, Jane Street, Amazon Web Services and Bank of America hunt for hundreds of thousands of new square feet.
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
With the big names like Framber Valdez and Ranger Suarez projected to see a bidding war take place, ESPN insiders Kiley McDaniel and Jeff Passan believe the Mets could pursue Pablo Lopez in a trade with the Minnesota Twins.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Red Sox fans are plenty familiar with most of the big names on this year’s free agent market.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Dec. 2025
There were even more big names on the carpet as Harris Dickinson, Alexander Skarsgard, Ruth Wilson, Carey Mulligan, Harry Melling, Frank Dillane, Tom Blyth, David Jonsson and others showed up either as nominees or to fly the flag for the British film industry.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
With the big names like Framber Valdez and Ranger Suarez projected to see a bidding war take place, ESPN insiders Kiley McDaniel and Jeff Passan believe the Mets could pursue Pablo Lopez in a trade with the Minnesota Twins.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Red Sox fans are plenty familiar with most of the big names on this year’s free agent market.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Dec. 2025
There were even more big names on the carpet as Harris Dickinson, Alexander Skarsgard, Ruth Wilson, Carey Mulligan, Harry Melling, Frank Dillane, Tom Blyth, David Jonsson and others showed up either as nominees or to fly the flag for the British film industry.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Big name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20name. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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