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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Scott Singer, mayor of Boca Raton, went as far as placing a big, flashy ad on a digital billboard in Times Square earlier this year to convince New Yorkers to move out of the Big Apple and relocate to Palm Beach County.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Add a Southern Signature One of the biggest differences between decorating in North Carolina and the Big Apple?
—Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent praised New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and his campaign despite criticizing Mamdani’s vision for the Big Apple.
—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
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Add a Southern Signature One of the biggest differences between decorating in North Carolina and the Big Apple?
—Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent praised New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and his campaign despite criticizing Mamdani’s vision for the Big Apple.
—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
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“The Big Apple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Big%20Apple. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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