Thesaurus results for BIGS

bigs

noun

plural of big

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 The bigs come out a lot to pressure the ball in ball screen coverage. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026 When Ott was in Cleveland, the system often had just one shooting outlet on most plays, relying on the guards’ floater games and the bigs’ vertical spacing over the top. — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026 That is a remarkable incentive, if not catnip, to send Condon to the bigs. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2026 Pick-and-rolls at the top of the floor with bigs, pick-and-rolls with smalls. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026 That gives Okot more opportunities to develop alongside the second unit with Naz Hillmon while learning to play alongside both veteran bigs. — Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 28 July 2026

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Noun

Baseball holds its first free agent draft with 24 players from 13 major league clubs participating.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
The measure also included a facility-use tax of up to $5,000 per game on each member of a major league team playing at the venue.

— Sergio Candido, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of major league

Noun

Although the businesses competed in different contests, their recognition highlights the support local establishments can receive from their communities.

— CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
If El-Sayed loses, there will be a fight over blame between Democrats who spent tens of millions of dollars to support him and progressives who’ll argue that the party establishment can’t be trusted when leftist candidates win a nomination.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of establishment

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Miller points out that the numbers are extremely volatile, and could shift big time by election day.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Over the past few years, big time college athletic departments have been unable to rein in the market for coaches, continuing to drive salaries—and maybe more critically, buyouts—to all-time highs.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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