big league

noun

Definition of big leaguenext
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 After being selected by the Philadelphia team in the third round of the 1972 MLB Draft, the Washington native made his big league debut on April 13, 1973, against the New York Mets at the age of 19. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026 DeGrom, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, has 2,008 strikeouts in 1,666 1/3 innings over 272 starts since his big league debut in 2014. — CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 The road game at Clemson will be their first big league test. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026 The Rockies are weighing the side effects of a work stoppage against the value of exposing Condon to big league pitching as the franchise focuses on building up its core moving forward. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for big league
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major league
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  • The Dodgers could be sold for a valuation of $10 billion to $13 billion — at the higher end, three times as much as the record sale price for a major league team — an industry source told The Times on the condition of anonymity.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Rumfield hit a one-out triple off Hancel Rincon, who was making his major league debut, and scored on a wild pitch.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of major league

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