big leaguer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big leaguer
Noun
  • Others are the heaviest of the heavy: a college student rendered brain-dead by a fentanyl overdose, a little girl who fatally drowns while saving her sister who fell into their swimming pool.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2025
  • Class struggle is reflected in the way that the back-alley heavy, Atticus Hawk, dismisses the ivory-tower eccentricity of the occult specialist Scholar Vitali.
    The New York Times, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Perimeter defense was a clear struggle for L.A., forcing late challenges by bigs leading to 25 free throws.
    Micheel Alharazy, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
  • The top remaining free agent bigs include Al Horford, Deandre Ayton, and Moe Wagner.
    Tony East, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • That big boy came straight up out of the water until his tail was a foot above its surface, then smacked back.
    Arthur Grahame, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2025
  • This whole situation in the industry is like a big boy's club...
    Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • Those big guns get thrown together on a top line when the Oilers need a spark, but have generally been split across the top-six over the last two rounds.
    The Athletic NHL Staff, New York Times, 31 May 2025
  • There are big guns, big swords and, by the sound of it, a whole lot of crazy.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Arena said Bass, who sent the lion’s share of those emails, never represented himself as the city’s lobbyist in front of him.
    Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
  • With a plethora of game—including lions, leopards, cheetahs, rhinos, giraffes and zebras—the country delivers a blend of adventure and jaw-dropping beauty.
    Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • There was a man riding a toddler’s big wheel with a 40-ounce malt liquor bottle in one hand, and a woman wearing just a torn T-shirt was cursing up a storm.
    Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 26 May 2025
  • Off-road vehicles need to be boxy, tall and large with big wheels and specialized tires -- these are terrible for range.
    Morgan Korn, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The absence of two global heavy hitters leaves ample limelight for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will visit Brazil both for the summit and a state visit.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
  • Changes for the eight-year-old label imprint created under the Sony umbrella by industry heavy hitters Jason Owen and Shane McAnally, include the departure of General Manager Katie McCartney.
    Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“Big leaguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20leaguer. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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