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 Rafael Devers, Willy Adames, Bryce Eldridge, and the rest of San Francisco's major league sluggers aren't present. —

Matt Lively, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026 He was outrighted to Triple-A but remains in major league camp. —

Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026 Ausmus was part of a four-man group recruiting players and filling out the 26-man roster, a handful with major league credentials. —

Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026 Before anyone loses their minds, Cone was not directly comparing Jones, yet to make his major league debut and likely to start the season in Triple-A, to arguably the most talented player the game has ever seen. —

Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for major league

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big time

Noun

This time last season, head coach Jesus Lopez’s ball club was young and struggling big time at the plate.

— Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
Julia, no slouch, knows full well what Becket is up to and is hellbent on using that information to cash out big time.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026