as in major league
the highest level of a field of endeavor
a candidate who is running for president is playing in the bigs and cannot afford to make major mistakes
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Recent Examples of bigs
She’s tasked with slowing down top opposing bigs, and her versatility and willingness to defend some of the league’s best is key to freeing up Collier on both ends.
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Ben Pickman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Waiving Bradley without seeing how healthy those two bigs are would be irresponsible.
—Tony East, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The Sky are coming off a shocking win over the New York Liberty, beating the defending champions 91-85 on Thursday night thanks to big nights from the team's bigs.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
And now, for the first time, a woman has made it to the bigs.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The only one with a hotter bat than Stowers this past weekend was Marlins’ rookie center fielder Jakob Marsee, who made his major league debut on Friday and has recorded a double in all three games since being called up to the bigs.
—Cameron Priester, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2025
But Missi, 6-11, is 0 for 1 on threes, while the 7-0 Ware is 32 for 101, displaying the type of range that makes NBA bigs more valuable in the modern era.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
Florida is probably one of the few teams with the frontcourt strength to neutralize Maryland bigs Derik Queen and Julian Reese.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Johnson is a magnetic three-level scorer, and Morrow has been humiliating opposing bigs with more than five offensive rebounds per game.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Ben Pickman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Waiving Bradley without seeing how healthy those two bigs are would be irresponsible.
—Tony East, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The Sky are coming off a shocking win over the New York Liberty, beating the defending champions 91-85 on Thursday night thanks to big nights from the team's bigs.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
And now, for the first time, a woman has made it to the bigs.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The only one with a hotter bat than Stowers this past weekend was Marlins’ rookie center fielder Jakob Marsee, who made his major league debut on Friday and has recorded a double in all three games since being called up to the bigs.
—Cameron Priester, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2025
But Missi, 6-11, is 0 for 1 on threes, while the 7-0 Ware is 32 for 101, displaying the type of range that makes NBA bigs more valuable in the modern era.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
Florida is probably one of the few teams with the frontcourt strength to neutralize Maryland bigs Derik Queen and Julian Reese.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Johnson is a magnetic three-level scorer, and Morrow has been humiliating opposing bigs with more than five offensive rebounds per game.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigs
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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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Someone under 21 could also go into a number of other establishments with alcohol licenses, such as a restaurant, axe-throwing facility, golf course or club house, movie theater, painting studio, ski chalet or stadium.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Among his current projects, one—about the thinkers of the transcendentalist movement (another group of anti-establishment artists)—has been in the works for decades.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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Will there be big time jump in the film?—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
18 Sep. 2025
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And hopefully, this early public investment will pay off big time as private companies find many commercial uses for low Earth orbit, such as zero-gravity hotels for space tourism or mini-factories for producing specialty materials.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Bigs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigs. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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