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
Across his 15-year big league career, the veteran has never been an above-average hitter, but his leadership and defensive abilities have kept him around.
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
Wells is a year younger and has about three times as many big league games under his belt, but Narvaez has already established himself as a potential All-Star.
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025
The initial replacements for Kodai Senga and Tylor Megill are Paul Blackburn, who has a 6.92 ERA in four games this season, and Blake Tidwell, who has a 4.58 ERA in seven games at Syracuse since losing his big league debut May 4.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
The Japanese right-hander was pitching in a big league game about three weeks after facing hitters in simulated at-bats for the first time.
—Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
Wells is a year younger and has about three times as many big league games under his belt, but Narvaez has already established himself as a potential All-Star.
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025
The initial replacements for Kodai Senga and Tylor Megill are Paul Blackburn, who has a 6.92 ERA in four games this season, and Blake Tidwell, who has a 4.58 ERA in seven games at Syracuse since losing his big league debut May 4.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
The Japanese right-hander was pitching in a big league game about three weeks after facing hitters in simulated at-bats for the first time.
—Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big league
major league
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In one of the largest miscarriages of justice recently seen in major league baseball, Nationals LF James Wood was not named as a finalist for the starting lineup in this year’s All Star Game in Atlanta.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Friday’s outing was Tidwell’s third major league appearance of his career.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2025
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“Big league.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20league. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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