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
Vincent Frank, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Angel Reese is balling big time, and not because of her WNBA salary.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2024
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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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Dallas has struggled big time against the 49ers in the recent past.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Angel Reese is balling big time, and not because of her WNBA salary.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2024
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And last month the board approved a contract for separate legal counsel from the county office — a move that is highly unusual for education offices, Fine said.Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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But though ruthlessly efficient at killing off some frog species, the fungus is highly vulnerable to heat: Temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius (about 85 degrees Fahrenheit) slow disease progression.Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
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That beauty adorns a much more capable drive than the Seagate models mentioned above.PCMAG, PCMAG, 17 Nov. 2024
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Instead of continuing on to Pristine Camp, 14,800 feet high and the highlight of our trip, JSB was able to get my wife to the nearest hospital, provide an interpreter, and manage to get us to a lovely finca at a much lower altitude where my wife recovered in a beautiful setting.Kathleen Saxe, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Additionally, antibiotic treatments can also greatly impact the environment.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Whereas cases of the STI in newborns increased by 30% annually in recent years — greatly alarming public health experts — the upward trend has decelerated.Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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After looking utterly hopeless offensively for two months, UCLA has ground out three straight wins, riding a strong secondary and suddenly improved ground game into a trip to Washington this weekend.Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
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These women have sometimes gone through decades of being made to feel utterly worthless.Simon Perry, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024
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The big picture: Another key U.S. concern was the new Israeli laws against the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) that will significantly limit its operations in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza.Barak Ravid, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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Popular on Variety The duo take oversight of a significantly smaller media operation that Comcast executives are betting will fare better without the burden of a passel of large cable networks that, while still profitable, are in decline.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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The award, titled after a line in Virginia Woolf’s feminist essay A Room of One’s Own (1929), which expounds on the financial independence underpinning artistic accomplishment, has grown tremendously since its founding.Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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The other two help tremendously around the house, often without being asked.Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Big-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big-time. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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