as in highly
to a large extent or degree
wow, those renovations improved the library big-time
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as in big(s)
the highest level of a field of endeavor
the young ad execs knew that their agency had hit the big time when major corporations came calling
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Recent Examples of big-time
Tony Blengino, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
Even as the ongoing housing slump sees national home prices come down a bit from the peaks hit during the Pandemic Housing Boom, most homeowners are still up big-time.
—Lance Lambert, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2023
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
How to stay ahead amid inflation, market volatility How to stay ahead amid inflation, market volatility 02:48
Investors are bailing out of U.S. stocks — big time.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2025
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Adverb
Moreno has big-time all-around upside behind the dish, and Gurriel offers comparable bat upside to Varsho and will rotate with the three younger options in the outfield.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
Even as the ongoing housing slump sees national home prices come down a bit from the peaks hit during the Pandemic Housing Boom, most homeowners are still up big-time.
—Lance Lambert, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2023
Noun
The Blueprint is likely to produce the same results — while our taxes increase big time over the next few years.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
How to stay ahead amid inflation, market volatility How to stay ahead amid inflation, market volatility 02:48
Investors are bailing out of U.S. stocks — big time.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big-time
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The biggest laggards in the S&P 500 include drugmaker Moderna and the highly volatile artificial intelligence play Super Micro Computer, which have fallen 79% and 69% from their record highs, respectively.—
Yun Li,Gina Francolla,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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The observatory, which has monitored the Syrian conflict since 2011, said Monday that unidentified gunmen had recently thrown grenades and opened fire overnight on a building housing government security forces in the highly fortified Mezzeh district of the capital.—
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11 Mar. 2025
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And now, a respected analyst suggests that other models could be much pricier.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Cejudo said the situation could have been much worse.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The depth and availability of these metrics vary greatly between countries, meaning each country has its own unique methodology.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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Also, the student population as a whole has greatly matured.—
Jeanne Rawdin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Though Blue had dismissed Dave utterly, his words had apparently resonated.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
3 Apr. 2025
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There can be lots of falsehoods that the AI assumes to be utterly true.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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On Monday, the US president threatened to significantly ratchet up the trade war between the world’s two largest economies by slapping an additional 50% tariffs on Chinese imports midweek if Beijing doesn’t remove its retaliatory tariffs by Tuesday.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
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Other countries, including China, are already installing retaliatory tariffs — a sign that Trump’s move may have been the opening salvo in a trade war that could significantly slow the global economy.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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Rare-earth deposits exist in the United States—but finding, extracting, and refining them would be tremendously costly and dangerous work.—
Damon Beres,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2025
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Atlanta's lineup has struggled tremendously this season, and using Elder as a trade piece to bring in a big-time hitter would be pretty smart.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Big-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big-time. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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