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
While the strike zone actually called by big league umpires tends to be oval in shape, the ABS strike zone is a rectangle, as in the rule book.
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Ronald Blum, Twin Cities, 23 Sep. 2025
Major League Baseball has relied on the minor leagues to develop talent and help build big league rosters.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
A bit like Bryant capping his illustrious Lakers career with a 60-point final game in 2016, Kershaw’s final big league tour has been excellent.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
New Format This season onwards, teams will no longer be divided into groups but rather face off in one big league phase.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Ronald Blum, Twin Cities, 23 Sep. 2025
Major League Baseball has relied on the minor leagues to develop talent and help build big league rosters.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
A bit like Bryant capping his illustrious Lakers career with a 60-point final game in 2016, Kershaw’s final big league tour has been excellent.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
New Format This season onwards, teams will no longer be divided into groups but rather face off in one big league phase.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big league
major league
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Less than two weeks later he was called up by the Giants and set to appear in his first major league game against the Texas Rangers.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The other major leagues all have similar exemptions, and none of them are close to the NFL’s scale, revenue, viewership or cultural impact.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Big league.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20league. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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