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
Under rules governing the Rule 5 Draft, any player taken must be immediately placed on the 26-man big league roster and stay there for at least one entire season.
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Weiss, who played shortstop for 14 big league seasons, fielded questions with humor and aplomb.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 10 Dec. 2025
Or just head straight for the caffeine big leagues.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Set as the marquee interview for the New York Times‘ annual DealBook Summit, the California governor is attracting a lot of big league attention of late all across the nation.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2025
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Weiss, who played shortstop for 14 big league seasons, fielded questions with humor and aplomb.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 10 Dec. 2025
Or just head straight for the caffeine big leagues.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Set as the marquee interview for the New York Times‘ annual DealBook Summit, the California governor is attracting a lot of big league attention of late all across the nation.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big league
major league
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Steve Hargan, an All-Star once in 12 seasons as a major league pitcher, and a member of the inaugural 1977 Toronto Blue Jays team, has died according to a post to his Facebook page.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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As of Friday afternoon, the only holdovers from last year’s staff appear to be assistant hitting coach Oscar Bernard, first-base coach Mark Hallberg, catching coach Alex Burg and major league quality control coach Taira Uematsu.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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