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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According to her LinkedIn profile, Nolan received her Bachelor of Commerce and Master's degree in Digital Marketing from University College Dublin before moving to the Big Apple at 26-years-old.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The New York Post is launching a California tabloid newspaper and news site next year, the company announced Monday, bringing an assertive, irreverent and conservative-friendly fixture of the Big Apple media landscape to the Golden State.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
The recent seismic activity was much milder than last year’s magnitude 4.8 earthquake, which originated on a New Jersey fault line and rippled through the Big Apple.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
Conversations with a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes explores the story of David Berkowitz, who killed six people and wounded 11 between 1975 and 1977 in New York City and was responsible for one of the greatest manhunts in the Big Apple’s history.
—Peter White, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The New York Post is launching a California tabloid newspaper and news site next year, the company announced Monday, bringing an assertive, irreverent and conservative-friendly fixture of the Big Apple media landscape to the Golden State.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
The recent seismic activity was much milder than last year’s magnitude 4.8 earthquake, which originated on a New Jersey fault line and rippled through the Big Apple.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
Conversations with a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes explores the story of David Berkowitz, who killed six people and wounded 11 between 1975 and 1977 in New York City and was responsible for one of the greatest manhunts in the Big Apple’s history.
—Peter White, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
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“The Big Apple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Big%20Apple. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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