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major league

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Definition of major league

as in big(s)

the highest level of a field of endeavor when you've landed a tenure-track position at that university, you're playing in the major leagues

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Recent Examples of major league With the homer, the duo of Mathews and Hank Aaron passed the Babe Ruth-Lou Gehrig total of 772 home runs to become the top home-run tandem in major league history. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 San Diego Padres — Joe Musgrove, RHP Musgrove had Tommy John surgery in October 2024 and hasn’t pitched in a major league game since. — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Mariners shortstop Brock Rodden singled in the second and has a hit in each of his first six major league games. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 The first was off the bat of Nick Sogard, who hit the first pitch thrown by Diamondbacks starter Brandon Pfaadt out for the first home run of his major league career. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for major league

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big time

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Shakira ended up bonding big time with the adorable crew, who are part of the Ghetto Kids Foundation, a nonprofit whose mission is to use the arts to help disadvantaged and orphaned children.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
New data from Airbnb suggests that strategy can pay off big time.

— Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

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