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
Seigler appeared in two games with the Red Sox since being called up from Triple-A last week, going 1 for 3 with a double and a walk in limited big league action.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
Making his second big league appearance, Royals reliever Beck Way was charged with four runs in the ninth.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
The Liga Mexicana de Beisbol serves as a haven for players who were once peers of Simmons, some trying to get another big league shot, others just playing out the string, having fully accepted that there’s no upward career mobility.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Cox made his big league debut as a pinch runner in the eighth inning and doubled in the ninth as San Francisco snapped a five-game losing streak with a 19-6 win over the Colorado Rockies.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 31 May 2026
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
Making his second big league appearance, Royals reliever Beck Way was charged with four runs in the ninth.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
The Liga Mexicana de Beisbol serves as a haven for players who were once peers of Simmons, some trying to get another big league shot, others just playing out the string, having fully accepted that there’s no upward career mobility.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Cox made his big league debut as a pinch runner in the eighth inning and doubled in the ninth as San Francisco snapped a five-game losing streak with a 19-6 win over the Colorado Rockies.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big league
major league
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Randal Grichuk homered and doubled, and Junior Perez hit his first major league homer for Chicago, which had won five of its last eight.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Jackie Robinson Stadium in Daytona Beach, where the legendary player first broke the color barrier in major league baseball.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
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