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
That changes the spacing for the bigs, who have to work in tighter confines without Cunningham and eventually Clark pulling defenders out of the paint.
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Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 25 Aug. 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
Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 25 Aug. 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
Noun
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Devers and the Mets’ Pete Alonso are the only major league players who have posted four 30-homer, 100-RBI seasons since 2019.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The following season, Lezcano appeared in just seven major league games.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If the marathons of New York and London showcase splendour and establishment and magnificence and size and place, then the Great North Run offers something else; to complete it, to witness it, is to understand its pull.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Three Arlington restaurants were temporarily closed and another establishment failed after inspectors found roaches and unsanitary conditions during the August 17-30 health inspections, according to data from the city and compiled by the Star-Telegram.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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This type of crime takes a big time investment (one fraudster might be grooming up to 50 targets at a time), and an individual victim’s wealth is limited compared to an organization’s.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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This was such a big time commitment, and life commitment.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Bigs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigs. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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