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
Other big league teams have played in minor league stadiums before, including this season.
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Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Judge is on track to become the tallest batting champion in big league history.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
While the strike zone actually called by big league umpires tends to be oval in shape, the ABS strike zone is a rectangle, as in the rule book.
—Ronald Blum, Twin Cities, 23 Sep. 2025
A bit like Bryant capping his illustrious Lakers career with a 60-point final game in 2016, Kershaw’s final big league tour has been excellent.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Judge is on track to become the tallest batting champion in big league history.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
While the strike zone actually called by big league umpires tends to be oval in shape, the ABS strike zone is a rectangle, as in the rule book.
—Ronald Blum, Twin Cities, 23 Sep. 2025
A bit like Bryant capping his illustrious Lakers career with a 60-point final game in 2016, Kershaw’s final big league tour has been excellent.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big league
major league
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Now, Seattle needs just one more win to erase its unwanted record of being the only active major league franchise never to make it to the Fall Classic.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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During that time, Melvin never won a World Series, but nonetheless won 1,678 major league regular season games against 1,588 losses.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Big league.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20league. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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