big business

noun

Definition of big businessnext
as in organization

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Recent Examples of big business Toto, Christopher Cross and The Romantics — three top pop/rock acts who did big business on the charts back in the 1980s — have united for a major concert tour. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 30 July 2026 The safety nets that tend to catch big business in a crisis don't always reach those of us running the venues, restaurants and services that keep an area alive. — Yulia Fedorishina, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Testosterone replacement therapy has become big business in recent years. — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 16 July 2026 Gilberto Mora is only 17 but already big business, a billboard staple. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for big business
Recent Examples of Synonyms for big business
  1. organization
  2. partnership
  3. association
  4. union
  5. guild
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  • But Jewish religious nationalists, particularly uneducated young men, remain a threat, said John Munayer of the Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue, an interreligious organization in Jerusalem.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The organization aims to end extreme poverty and encourages concertgoers to take action in their communities.
    — Katie Houlis, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of organization
Noun
  • The partnership arrives as families across Georgia are beginning another school year -- the perfect time for a little reinvention.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a strategic partnership agreement just over two years ago.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of partnership
Noun
  • The head of the tenants association at the Frederick Douglass Houses on the Upper West Side took photos and videos of individuals sitting on blankets in a stairwell and laying on cardboard in a hallway.
    — Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • As a result, German autoworker layoffs are now higher than during the global financial crisis of 2008–9 or the COVID pandemic, forcing German and European business associations to call for unprecedentedly stringent local content requirements.
    — Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of association
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  • Aron has waved the flag publicly in support of a Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery merger, while Deadline told you first that Regal boss Eduardo Acuna was also a champion for the union.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The union representing 47,000 TSA workers is suing the agency over records tied to TSA Gold+, a new airport security screening program.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of union
Noun
  • Bernadette tells Stuart and Kripke that she was expelled from the guild for using her powers during the strike to bring her neighbor’s son’s adorable rescue dog Chocolate Chip back to life after he was hit by several cars.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The residual formulas for the different guilds are closely related, though the WGA is the only one that releases data.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of guild

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“Big business.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20business. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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