Thesaurus results for MAJOR LEAGUE

major league

noun

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 Making his fifth major league start, the rookie left-hander allowed only Oswald Peraza's two-out double in the fourth. —

ABC News, 19 June 2026 The Miami Herald got an early look at the 34,000-square-foot space, slightly more than four major league baseball diamonds. —

Miami Herald, 18 June 2026 Veteran left-hander Kyle Freeland, a Denver native, made his major league debut in 2017 and had the best season of his career in ’18. —

Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 11 June 2026 When he was promoted on Friday for his first time on a major league roster, Natera had a 3.00 ERA in 30 innings, with 44 strikeouts and 18 walks. —

Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for major league

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big time

Noun

And also damaging winds at 75 mph or higher, and of course big time hail.

— Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Last year’s trio of big time home games (Texas, Alabama, Ole Miss) didn’t hurt either.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 10 June 2026