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
Travelers flocked to boxing matches at Mandalay Bay or Caesars Palace even as major leagues avoided a city built on betting.
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
Puig played for three major league teams, spending the bulk of his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Right-hander Ryan Brasier, who grew up in Wichita Falls and attended Weatherford College, is finalizing a deal for non-roster invite to major league spring training, a person with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Dallas Morning News.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Ritchie, meanwhile, could make his major league debut this season.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
Puig played for three major league teams, spending the bulk of his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Right-hander Ryan Brasier, who grew up in Wichita Falls and attended Weatherford College, is finalizing a deal for non-roster invite to major league spring training, a person with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Dallas Morning News.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Ritchie, meanwhile, could make his major league debut this season.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for major league
big time
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Earmarks are back on Capitol Hill — big time.—
Jamie Dupree,
AJC.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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And someone who tries out and makes it, who is a transgender girl, will bump someone from the starting lineup, from playing time, from the team, from the all-league [honors], and those things matter to people, big time.—
Gwen Faulkenberry,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Major league.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/major%20league. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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