big league

noun

Definition of big leaguenext
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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Recent Examples of big league Vilade, a 27-year-old getting extensive big league playing time this year with his sixth major league organization, hit an opposite-field, 340-foot drive into the right-field short porch in the fourth. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 The combined passel will give Skydance more leverage with big leagues and smaller entities alike. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 Garrett Crochet, making his first appearance on a big league mound since late-April, took over, hoping to keep the Yankees at two. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Based on Douglass Wallop’s novel The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant, Damn Yankees puts a big league spin on the classic Faustian bargain, following a diehard baseball fan who makes a deal with the Devil to help his beloved team return to glory. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for big league
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major league
Noun
  • After the Minnesota Twins designated Trevor Megill for assignment in April 2023, the Brewers acquired the reliever for Taylor Floyd, who hasn't appeared in a major league game.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • After Rojas made his major league debut with the Dodgers in 2014, the team traded him to the Marlins.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of major league

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“Big league.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20league. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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