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
Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 14 Nov. 2024
This point underscores the scheduling agreement as limited in scope to two conferences and of limited impact on the broader market for big time college football.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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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
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Yes, overall experience certainly counts, big time, for me.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 14 Nov. 2024
This point underscores the scheduling agreement as limited in scope to two conferences and of limited impact on the broader market for big time college football.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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This picture helps companies like ours craft personalized, highly relevant entertainment experiences, as well as advertising with the potential to not only land in front of the right audience but to further enhance the entertainment experience by appearing in the right context on the right device.Jon Kirchner, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Supreme Court's conservative majority has historically been highly deferential to the government's position on matters of national security, but the justices are also likely to be cautious about a precedent-setting decision that could silence a wildly popular communication tool.Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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There is, nevertheless, another way to secure our vital security interests in the vast island nation that is much more realistic: signing a Compact of Free Association (COFA).Henry Olsen, National Review, 11 Jan. 2025
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While replacing a window may be more expensive up front than a temporary solution, modern windows are much more energy efficient than older ones, saving you money (and effort) in the long run.Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
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Its openness to other countries also greatly increased, with China now allowing citizens from 58 destinations to visit visa-free — half of which were added in the past year — according to the Henley Openness Index.Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Knowing that support for non-medical needs could greatly improve patients’ quality of life, Dempsey and his siblings, Mary Dempsey and Alicia Hatten, founded the Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing in 2008.Rachel Murphy, Health, 8 Jan. 2025
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With a gimlet eye and a surprisingly girlish laugh, Vera is cantankerous, impatient, intensely private, unapologetically disheveled and utterly glorious.Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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To the utterly vanquished and frequently mocked 3-14 Cleveland Browns goes the second pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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This is significantly less than what is currently recommended.Allison Aubrey, NPR, 13 Jan. 2025
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The intrigue: Buffalo is No. 1 again, and several metros dropped significantly or fell off the list entirely between the 2024 and 2025 rankings, Zillow senior economist Orphe Divounguy tells Axios.Brianna Crane, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
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Mississippi State put up a valiant stand against Kentucky on Saturday night, a game that was tremendously fun to watch and saw the Bulldogs top 90 points for the fourth time this season.Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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First, the Chinese AI companies building chips and AI models will benefit tremendously over the coming years.Karl Freund, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Big-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big-time. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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