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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Prominent members of the Kennedy family, including Schlossberg, recently called for RFK Jr, to resign over his anti-vaccine moves in office and the firing of high-level officials at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Revisiting a point made here when the lithe receiver was drafted in 2022, New Orleans offered a great opportunity but not high-level football.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Even high-level festival awards can only do so much to raise the profile of films that aren’t built to travel, and Maresco’s unabashedly local brand of satire — steeped in cultural and political reference points with little resonance outside Italy — is as good an example as any.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
For approximately 25 years, Lee worked on international legal cases to combat injustice and promote human rights, achieving notable success in the high-level world of international courts.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Revisiting a point made here when the lithe receiver was drafted in 2022, New Orleans offered a great opportunity but not high-level football.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Even high-level festival awards can only do so much to raise the profile of films that aren’t built to travel, and Maresco’s unabashedly local brand of satire — steeped in cultural and political reference points with little resonance outside Italy — is as good an example as any.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
For approximately 25 years, Lee worked on international legal cases to combat injustice and promote human rights, achieving notable success in the high-level world of international courts.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
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“High-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-level. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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