as in highly
to a large extent or degree
wow, those renovations improved the library big-time
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as in big(s)
the highest level of a field of endeavor
the young ad execs knew that their agency had hit the big time when major corporations came calling
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Recent Examples of big-time
Tony Blengino, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
Even as the ongoing housing slump sees national home prices come down a bit from the peaks hit during the Pandemic Housing Boom, most homeowners are still up big-time.
—Lance Lambert, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2023
Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Gutsy moves can pay off big time, especially because others don’t make them.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Moreno has big-time all-around upside behind the dish, and Gurriel offers comparable bat upside to Varsho and will rotate with the three younger options in the outfield.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
Even as the ongoing housing slump sees national home prices come down a bit from the peaks hit during the Pandemic Housing Boom, most homeowners are still up big-time.
—Lance Lambert, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2023
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So her race isn't quite competitive and she's being outspent big time over in Indiana.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Gutsy moves can pay off big time, especially because others don’t make them.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Childish Literature, in contrast, is a highly curious book.Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Speaking of highly flammable: the lithium-ion batteries inside some Anker power banks (models A1642, A1647, and A1652) were found to overheat, explode, catch fire, and scald your hands.Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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The legislation also directs resources towards a more confrontational approach to China, including establishing a fund that could be used to send military resources to Taiwan in much the same way that the U.S. has backed Ukraine.CBS News, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
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The guess here is that this will all unravel much faster than anyone currently thinks, leaving the country, and its new government, adrift and voters counting the days to the midterm elections.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Everyone who had the good fortune to know Lee Edwards will long remember and greatly miss the conservative movement’s memory bank.Matthew Continetti, National Review, 21 Dec. 2024
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The vestibular movements were what was greatly affected.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Indiana trailed Notre Dame by a score of 17-3 in an utterly dominant first half from the Fighting Irish.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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As of this writing, two months past Robert Caro’s 88th birthday, the fifth and concluding volume of this magisterial, utterly necessary biography is still unpublished.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
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While some technologies are more forgiving than others, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems can significantly impact your organization.Cory McNeley, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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If the funding request is not granted, the SSA's ability to deliver timely customer service could be significantly impacted.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Stewart would fit in tremendously as Towns’ backup or if Tom Thibodeau wanted to play the two together.James L. Edwards III, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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For someone to break through at the age of 25, and look at over $120 million in career earnings when it's all said and done, is an enormous compliment to Caruso's game, which is energetic, feisty, and tremendously influential.Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Big-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big-time. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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