as in major league
the highest level of a field of endeavor
a candidate who is running for president is playing in the bigs and cannot afford to make major mistakes
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Recent Examples of bigs
The two forwards — Boston and Smith — don’t space the floor but Clark’s range, gravity and playmaking generates opportunities for the bigs on each possession.
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 30 Dec. 2024
Evan Mobley is growing into a star, Darius Garland is returning to form and Atkinson is figuring out how to win with two small guards and two bigs.
—Jason Lloyd, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Towns has the best effective shooting rate of his career, and his penchant for drawing out and manipulating bigs is particularly fun to watch.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
UConn star freshman Sarah Strong had 22 points and 13 rebounds, proving once again to already be among the country’s top bigs.
—Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Wagner’s injury and Carter’s ejection left the Magic with only two bigs, starting center Goga Bitadze and forward Jonathan Isaac.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
In reference to that metaphor, Stewart has developed a reputation for shutting down the league’s best bigs.
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Dieng has the height at 6-foot-11 but lacks the strength and physicality to compete with more traditional bigs.
—Nick Crain, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
There would be no reason to suspect Courtney Williams had evolved into a stone-cold killer who will never back down from a big shot with the game in the balance, nor that Alanna Smith is a tenacious defender capable of locking down bigs who trump her in size.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2024
Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 30 Dec. 2024
Evan Mobley is growing into a star, Darius Garland is returning to form and Atkinson is figuring out how to win with two small guards and two bigs.
—Jason Lloyd, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Towns has the best effective shooting rate of his career, and his penchant for drawing out and manipulating bigs is particularly fun to watch.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
UConn star freshman Sarah Strong had 22 points and 13 rebounds, proving once again to already be among the country’s top bigs.
—Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Wagner’s injury and Carter’s ejection left the Magic with only two bigs, starting center Goga Bitadze and forward Jonathan Isaac.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
In reference to that metaphor, Stewart has developed a reputation for shutting down the league’s best bigs.
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Dieng has the height at 6-foot-11 but lacks the strength and physicality to compete with more traditional bigs.
—Nick Crain, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
There would be no reason to suspect Courtney Williams had evolved into a stone-cold killer who will never back down from a big shot with the game in the balance, nor that Alanna Smith is a tenacious defender capable of locking down bigs who trump her in size.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigs
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That would leave the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays as the two teams in the running to sign Sasaki with one week left in his 45-day window to negotiate a major league contract.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Born and raised in Milwaukee on January 26, 1934, Robert George Uecker spent several years in the minor leagues with various affiliate clubs before making his major league debut in 1962.Marc Berman, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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His outré and uncompromising style quickly won the attention of the Hollywood and international movie-making establishment.Chris Morris, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
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Many of them exist within shopping centers or are stand-alone establishments.Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2025
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Well this is a big time bummer: Big Time Rush is no longer available on Paramount+.Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 26 Dec. 2024
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Book now at Lufthansa Cut costs big time with Frontier Airlines’ shockingly cheap one-way flight sales Spring sales are in full swing at Frontier Airlines, where travelers can currently snag one-way flights as cheap as $19 between select locations on select dates.Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Bigs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigs. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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