as in big(s)
often big leagues plural
the highest level of a field of endeavor
Broadway is the big leagues, and for big bucks theatergoers expect professionalism
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Recent Examples of big league
Aussie horror sibs Danny and Michael Philippou one-up themselves with their depraved second feature, a visceral nerve-shredder that thrusts them into the same scream big leagues as Ari Aster, John Carpenter and Jordan Peele.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
Domínguez said the moment ranked in the top three of his young career, joining his three-homer game against the A’s on May 9 and his first-career homer, a blast off Justin Verlander in his first big league at-bat, in 2023.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
And all our players in that dugout have had their first big league moment.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
Now in his eighth big league season, Yarbrough has also pitched for his hometown Rays, the Royals, Dodgers and Blue Jays.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
Domínguez said the moment ranked in the top three of his young career, joining his three-homer game against the A’s on May 9 and his first-career homer, a blast off Justin Verlander in his first big league at-bat, in 2023.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
And all our players in that dugout have had their first big league moment.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
Now in his eighth big league season, Yarbrough has also pitched for his hometown Rays, the Royals, Dodgers and Blue Jays.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big league
major league
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The Pittsburgh Pirates won both games, 2-1 and 5-1. 1963 — Playing the first Sunday night game in major league history because of excessive heat during the day, the Houston Colt .45s handed the San Francisco Giants their seventh straight loss in Houston, 3-0.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Logan Henderson was brilliant in his first four major league starts, going 3-0, 1.71, with a 29/6 K/BB over 21 innings.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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