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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Nasim Nunez went 3-for-4 with four RBIs, including his first two major league home runs, to help the Washington Nationals sweep the visiting Miami Marlins with a 10-5 win on Wednesday.
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Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
The 45-year-old played for four teams in his major league career.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
After Gavin Lux doubled and Sal Stewart -- the Reds' top prospect making his major league debut -- singled, Hayes connected for a double that drove the pair in.
—Field Level Media, Reuters, 1 Sep. 2025
Abel, who gave up six runs in three innings in his Twins (61-74) debut last weekend, didn’t fare much better on Saturday, pitching out of the bullpen for the first time in his major league career.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
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Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
The 45-year-old played for four teams in his major league career.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
After Gavin Lux doubled and Sal Stewart -- the Reds' top prospect making his major league debut -- singled, Hayes connected for a double that drove the pair in.
—Field Level Media, Reuters, 1 Sep. 2025
Abel, who gave up six runs in three innings in his Twins (61-74) debut last weekend, didn’t fare much better on Saturday, pitching out of the bullpen for the first time in his major league career.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for major league
big time
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This type of crime takes a big time investment (one fraudster might be grooming up to 50 targets at a time), and an individual victim’s wealth is limited compared to an organization’s.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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This was such a big time commitment, and life commitment.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Major league.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/major%20league. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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