big leagues

noun

plural of big league
as in big(s)
the highest level of a field of endeavor Broadway is the big leagues, and for big bucks theatergoers expect professionalism

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Recent Examples of big leagues While Fanatics designs and manufactures both fan and athlete apparel for the NHL, the relationship with the other big leagues is different. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 The combined passel will give Skydance more leverage with big leagues and smaller entities alike. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 Burns threw 100 innings at Wake Forest as a junior, then 109 1/3 innings between the minors and big leagues last season. — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 17 July 2026 That 2022 validation — Nvidia invested about $900 million into the company, now worth more than $2 billion — launched CoreWeave into the AI big leagues with access to the chipmaker’s most advanced products to build the powerful data centers used to serve and train many of OpenAI’s models. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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major league
Noun
  • The only other major league clubs without a World Series title are the Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners.
    — Steve Megaree, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Garver played for the Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners during his 10-season major league career.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
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“Big leagues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20leagues. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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