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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Mamdani announced that on Saturday the Big Apple would lower flags to half-mast at all municipal buildings to honor Gresham.
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Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Community organizers Alice Pawlowski and Angelita Soriano recently traveled to the Big Apple to share their No Data Centers Hobart message.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Also starring a friend group navigating life in the Big Apple, NBC’s Friends premiered in September 1994 and ran for 10 seasons with a core cast of Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
But the hothouse of the Big Apple jazz scene and the eminent conservatory couldn’t keep her contained.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
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Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Community organizers Alice Pawlowski and Angelita Soriano recently traveled to the Big Apple to share their No Data Centers Hobart message.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Also starring a friend group navigating life in the Big Apple, NBC’s Friends premiered in September 1994 and ran for 10 seasons with a core cast of Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
But the hothouse of the Big Apple jazz scene and the eminent conservatory couldn’t keep her contained.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
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“The Big Apple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Big%20Apple. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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