Thesaurus results for MAJOR LEAGUE

major league

noun

as in big(s)

the highest level of a field of endeavor when you've landed a tenure-track position at that university, you're playing in the major leagues

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Recent Examples of major league Ramos was 17-18 with a 3.04 ERA and 99 saves in nine major league seasons, with 92 of those saves coming with the Marlins. —

Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025 The Sox signed five free agents to major league contracts, four of whom are aged 30 or above, and all on one-year deals. —

Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025 Two years earlier, a group of major league players had flown to Tokyo for a series of exhibitions against Japanese all-stars. —

Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025 Diaz, who finished the 2024 season with the Padres, would be returning on a $3.5 million, and would mark San Diego's first official major league signing of the offseason. —

Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for major league