bigs

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 belief in Green Bay is the veteran bigs will give Love more time to throw. — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 3 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 Data show those players have about an 11% chance to reach the bigs (compared to about 81% for those picked in the first round). — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026 Robinson will be a far tougher test for Embiid and the East’s other bigs. — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigs
Noun
  • After the Minnesota Twins designated Trevor Megill for assignment in April 2023, the Brewers acquired the reliever for Taylor Floyd, who hasn't appeared in a major league game.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • After Rojas made his major league debut with the Dodgers in 2014, the team traded him to the Marlins.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The retail food establishment has different over the counter medicine for sale with a label only in Spanish from other countries.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Tied for second place is Tony's Pizza Napoletana, a San Francisco establishment run by 13-time world pizza champion Tony Gemignani.
    — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Once normal breathing resumes, parasympathetic influence increases, and the body relaxes big time.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Overall, the biggest trends came up again and again, though, from no-rules red nails to big time bangs.
    — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

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“Bigs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigs. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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