as in senior
of great importance or high rank
These military secrets are known only to a few high-level government officials.
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Recent Examples of high-level
The agency has seen high-level departures and the creation of a new co-deputy director position that was filled by former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, who will be working alongside Patel's former fellow podcaster, Deputy Director Dan Bongino.
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Christian Orozco, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
But the high-level numbers are just part of the story.
—Mike Straw, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The incident that occurred when Racing played Bay FC in March was due to DeMelo’s heart rate measuring below what is required to compete in a high-level soccer game, an imbalance that was later found to be related to her medication.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Leading up to the match, the Levi’s Stadium grounds crew tore up the field that is typically in place for 49ers home games and installed approximately 80,000 square feet of new natural grass, a requirement for high-level soccer.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
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Christian Orozco, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
But the high-level numbers are just part of the story.
—Mike Straw, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The incident that occurred when Racing played Bay FC in March was due to DeMelo’s heart rate measuring below what is required to compete in a high-level soccer game, an imbalance that was later found to be related to her medication.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Leading up to the match, the Levi’s Stadium grounds crew tore up the field that is typically in place for 49ers home games and installed approximately 80,000 square feet of new natural grass, a requirement for high-level soccer.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-level
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However, senior research strategist Michael Brown of foreign currency brokerage Pepperstone sketched out his theory after Miran’s weird triple mandate comment roiled bond trading desks across the globe.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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The dot plot visually represents where the Fed’s most senior policymakers think the federal funds rate is headed.—
Paul Weinstein Jr,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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In a year when many top quarterbacks thus far have failed to meet expectations, Mendoza has played as well as anyone.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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Microsoft, Meta, Apple and Google had over 4,000 such visas each, among the top 10 recipients for the fiscal year 2025.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
20 Sep. 2025
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“High-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-level. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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