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
The 24-year-old Venezuelan, with 149 games of major league experience, became the first active player in a century banned for life because of gambling.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Now, Seattle needs just one more win to erase its unwanted record of being the only active major league franchise never to make it to the Fall Classic.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
This summer’s transfer window was a record-setting one, with Premier League teams spending more than £3billion — seven of the 20 clubs paid the highest fee in their history — as the division outspent Europe’s other four major leagues combined.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
The law, which removed national origin quotas established in the 1920s, greatly impacted who could immigrate to the U.S.
In 1974: Frank Robinson was hired by the Cleveland Indians as baseball’s first Black major league manager.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Now, Seattle needs just one more win to erase its unwanted record of being the only active major league franchise never to make it to the Fall Classic.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
This summer’s transfer window was a record-setting one, with Premier League teams spending more than £3billion — seven of the 20 clubs paid the highest fee in their history — as the division outspent Europe’s other four major leagues combined.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
The law, which removed national origin quotas established in the 1920s, greatly impacted who could immigrate to the U.S.
In 1974: Frank Robinson was hired by the Cleveland Indians as baseball’s first Black major league manager.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for major league
big time
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Oil sanctions will hit Russia’s economy, big time.—
Chicago Tribune,
Twin Cities,
28 Oct. 2025
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The bill cut Medicaid big time.—
Jim Nowlan,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Major league.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/major%20league. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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