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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Sosa finished his big league career with a .273 batting average and 609 homers — currently ninth on the career list.
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Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2025
Last year, the O’s traded two excellent big league ready prospects for Rogers.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
Over the course of his big league career, the righty has been good more often than he's been bad.
—Zach Pressnell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Graham Johnson is the Blue Jays’ big league bullpen coach following a stint as the Yankees’ Triple-A pitching coach.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2025
Last year, the O’s traded two excellent big league ready prospects for Rogers.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
Over the course of his big league career, the righty has been good more often than he's been bad.
—Zach Pressnell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Graham Johnson is the Blue Jays’ big league bullpen coach following a stint as the Yankees’ Triple-A pitching coach.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Big league.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20league. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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