as in big(s)
often big leagues plural
the highest level of a field of endeavor
Broadway is the big leagues, and for big bucks theatergoers expect professionalism
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Recent Examples of big league
Given that Harrison is on the 40-man roster and has big league experience, unlike Tolle, the Red Sox could be leaning toward him for Saturday.
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Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
On Wednesday, Schlittler returned to Steinbrenner Field for the seventh big league start of his young career.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
Skenes then broke down why reliever Evan Sisk picked up his first big league victory by pitching a scoreless seventh before the Pirates took the lead for good in the bottom of the inning when Henry Davis dashed home following a wild pitch.
—Will Graves, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
There are only five other players in big league history who have hit at least 40 homers while primarily playing catcher: Salvador Perez, Johnny Bench (twice), Roy Campanella, Todd Hundley and Mike Piazza (twice).
—David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
On Wednesday, Schlittler returned to Steinbrenner Field for the seventh big league start of his young career.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
Skenes then broke down why reliever Evan Sisk picked up his first big league victory by pitching a scoreless seventh before the Pirates took the lead for good in the bottom of the inning when Henry Davis dashed home following a wild pitch.
—Will Graves, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
There are only five other players in big league history who have hit at least 40 homers while primarily playing catcher: Salvador Perez, Johnny Bench (twice), Roy Campanella, Todd Hundley and Mike Piazza (twice).
—David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big league
major league
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Devers and the Mets’ Pete Alonso are the only major league players who have posted four 30-homer, 100-RBI seasons since 2019.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The following season, Lezcano appeared in just seven major league games.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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