major league
noun
1
: a league of highest classification in U.S. professional baseball
broadly
: a league of major importance in any of various sports
2
major leaguer
noun
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when you've landed a tenure-track position at that university, you're playing in the major leagues
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That lack of consistency just isn’t major league.
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Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
On Monday, the five-year major league veteran elected free agency, per his official roster page.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Sakiewicz brings three decades of leadership across major leagues and venues and will advise Vivenu on strategy, partnerships and product direction for its sports and entertainment verticals.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Taylor played 12 major league seasons, winning a World Series ring in 2019 with Washington.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
On Monday, the five-year major league veteran elected free agency, per his official roster page.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Sakiewicz brings three decades of leadership across major leagues and venues and will advise Vivenu on strategy, partnerships and product direction for its sports and entertainment verticals.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Taylor played 12 major league seasons, winning a World Series ring in 2019 with Washington.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Major league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20league. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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