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major league

[mey-jer leeg] / ˈmeɪ dʒər ˈlig /
NOUN
main sports league
Synonyms
STRONGEST
big league big time majors
WEAK
bigs
major-league
NOUN
main sports league
Synonyms
STRONGEST
big league big time majors
WEAK
the bigs
ADJECTIVE
among the best or most important of its kind
Synonyms
WEAK
big-league big-time blue-chip chief critical crucial exceptional four-star front-page grave great heavy high-power major notable playing hard ball pre-eminent serious strictly business
ADJECTIVE
relating to major leagues
Synonyms
STRONG
big-league professional

Example Sentences

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He never stepped on a major league field again.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

His favorite major league team, the San Francisco Giants, beat the Dodgers twice this week with great pitching.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

The first 10 years of Lopes’ 16-year major league career were spent with the Dodgers, and he returned to the organization in 2011 to serve as first-base coach for five years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The Dodgers have won 12 Cy Young awards, the most of any major league team, with franchise icons including Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Fernando Valenzuela, Orel Hershiser and Clayton Kershaw bringing home the hardware.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

His father was Willy “Winner” Prime, one of the best pitchers in major league baseball.

From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon