the Big Apple
noun
informal
—used as a name for New York City
She moved to the Big Apple after she graduated.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent praised New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and his campaign despite criticizing Mamdani’s vision for the Big Apple.
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Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 25 Nov. 2025
In beating a retreat from the Big Apple, Stephen Friedman joins such operations as Canal Projects, Clearing, Kasmin, Sperone Westwater, Tilton Gallery, and Venus Over Manhattan, all of which have closed in New York in recent months.
—News Desk, Artforum, 25 Nov. 2025
This year’s show will once again span multiple time zones, with the celebrations kicking off in the Big Apple and continuing through Las Vegas, Chicago, Puerto Rico and beyond, per a press release.
—Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Thank you Mets fans for embracing and welcoming a kid from Cheyenne, Wyoming to the Big Apple.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
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Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 25 Nov. 2025
In beating a retreat from the Big Apple, Stephen Friedman joins such operations as Canal Projects, Clearing, Kasmin, Sperone Westwater, Tilton Gallery, and Venus Over Manhattan, all of which have closed in New York in recent months.
—News Desk, Artforum, 25 Nov. 2025
This year’s show will once again span multiple time zones, with the celebrations kicking off in the Big Apple and continuing through Las Vegas, Chicago, Puerto Rico and beyond, per a press release.
—Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Thank you Mets fans for embracing and welcoming a kid from Cheyenne, Wyoming to the Big Apple.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
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“The Big Apple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Big%20Apple. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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