big leaguers

noun

plural of big leaguer
as in bigs
one of high position or importance within a group the once-tiny ad agency is now a big leaguer that attracts clients on the A-list

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big leaguers
  1. bigs
  2. heavyweights
  3. wheels
  4. heavies
  5. big guns
  6. big boys
  7. big shots
  8. heavy hitters
Noun
  • Team Spoon went heavy on the bigs, and Team Cooper seems to have more players who can get hot in a hurry.
    — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 15 July 2026
  • Data show those players have about an 11% chance to reach the bigs (compared to about 81% for those picked in the first round).
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of bigs
Noun
  • European heavyweights France and Spain lock horns today in the first semifinal of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026
  • The stop on Mulaney’s Mister Whatever tour drew more than 40,000 fans, placing him alongside music heavyweights such as Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam, all of whom have previously headlined the historic venue.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 13 July 2026
Definition of heavyweights
Noun
  • Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • At Montage Big Sky, a 139-room wood-and-stone main structure dispenses with antler chandeliers and wagon wheels in favor of easygoing American gentility.
    — Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
Definition of wheels
Noun
  • In any year, in any culture, there are no antagonists (save for Nazis) better suited as action cinema heavies; rooting against child trafficking lowlifes is moral, easy, and best of all, a completely guiltless pleasure.
    — Andy Crump, IndieWire, 15 June 2026
  • However, on season 2 of Twin Peaks, the actress played Miss Jones, the right-hand woman for one of the series' heavies, Thomas Eckhardt (the late David Warner).
    — Drew Mackie, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
Definition of heavies
Noun
  • The Minnesota Wild’s big guns showed up in a big way Saturday night, and the Avs looked wobbly for the first time in this tournament in a 5-1 loss in Game 3 at Grand Casino Arena.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 10 May 2026
  • Against Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup, Wrexham twice raced into a two-goal lead only for the half-time of introduction of the Premier League’s ‘big guns’ to underline how far the Welsh club still has to go if their owners’ top flight ambitions are to be realised.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Definition of big guns
Noun
  • But taking on one of Wall Street’s big boys, and then getting squashed for it, ranks right up there.
    — Liz Peek, Washington Post, 4 May 2026
  • Then the Bruins big boys decided to make a statement after that.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of big boys
Noun
  • Sharp, a rookie second-round draft pick from Houston, continued to impress at both ends of the floor with big shots and big stops on defense.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
  • Charles came up huge in the closing minutes, grabbing crucial rebounds and hitting big shots down the stretch.
    — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
Definition of big shots
Noun
  • This year’s heavy hitters include Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos, OpenAI’s chief executive officer Sam Altman, Reel Genius founder Victoria Grazer and Anthropic’s CEO Dario Amodei.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 10 July 2026
  • The Odyssey cast is stacked with heavy hitters, but only one actor evoked the type of reaction that Christopher Nolan hadn’t seen since Heath Ledger and The Dark Knight.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Definition of heavy hitters
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