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
Green and Horford getting six minutes apiece in the first quarter, for example, works as Green would be fresher down the stretch of games to defend the opposition’s bigs.
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Jannelle Moore, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Not only did San Diego State graduate its three regular bigs – Kim Villalobos, Adryana Quezada and Cali Clark – from the Mountain West Tournament champions, point guard and leading scorer Veronica Sheffey transferred through the portal to TCU.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
All five players will need to be involved, and that is where the bigs enter the conversation.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 10 Oct. 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
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
Jannelle Moore, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Not only did San Diego State graduate its three regular bigs – Kim Villalobos, Adryana Quezada and Cali Clark – from the Mountain West Tournament champions, point guard and leading scorer Veronica Sheffey transferred through the portal to TCU.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
All five players will need to be involved, and that is where the bigs enter the conversation.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 10 Oct. 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
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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The upcoming baseball offseason promises to be a thrilling one, but until the end of the World Series, there’s not much Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow, or any other major league team’s top baseball operations executive, can do.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Chisholm led all major league second basemen with 12 errors at second.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Laporta’s commitment to the Super League project has also appeared to wane, with the Barcelona chief reaching out to UEFA and the rest of the European football establishment, which Madrid continue to shun.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Mamdani, who won the primary in stunning fashion, has faced skepticism from some in the Democratic establishment, particularly over his criticism of Israel.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Carolina Panthers pulled off their third win in a row against the New York Jets, but the team lost a big time player amid the win.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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The pressure was on big time, but the designers didn’t disappoint.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Bigs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigs. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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