the Big Apple

noun

informal

—used as a name for New York City

She moved to the Big Apple after she graduated.

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Christina Haack is reflecting on her Thanksgiving trip to the Big Apple with her mini-me! —

Escher Walcott, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024 In 2014, Toma signed an exclusive partnership to bring Germany’s Time Warp to New York City for its United States debut, also marking Ricardo Villalobos, an esteemed Chilean-German producer, spinning his first show ever in the Big Apple. —

Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 The New York Mets are watching multiple top starters leave the Big Apple this offseason. —

Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024 The writers were also cognizant of the fact that another teen drama had already successfully explored the world of rich teens in the Big Apple and didn’t want to retread familiar territory. —

Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Big Apple

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