Thesaurus results for BIG BUSINESS

big business

noun

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as in organization

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Recent Examples of big business The former was a legendarily tough sit, but traumatic endurance rituals were legit big business in the era of The Passion of the Christ and Hostel. — Darren Franich, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026 Almost all of the gains came from big business, with companies employing 500 or more workers adding 34,000 while those with fewer than 50 employees rose by 3,000. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 As esports became a big business and a lucrative career path, players and teams hired a web of support staff – trainers, coaches and therapists – that mirrored the structure of professional sports. — Erica D. Henn, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026 Now that Les Lalanne have proven themselves to be big business at auction houses, the question is whether their legacy can be seen as more than just design, but fine art. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for big business

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Noun

There is a subset of incoming college first year students, men and women, who find these organizations really appealing, and some of it is entirely understandable.

— Richard Hall, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
The county’s options for the facility range from holding Discovery Place in default and taking over the nature museum to accepting Discovery Place’s terms and giving the organization decades to repay the debt, staff said.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of organization

Noun

That capability has been central to the partnership since the 2016 GHGSat Pathfinder mission.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
India is trying to balance its ties with Russia against its growing partnerships with the United States and other Western powers.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of partnership

Noun

The brand also carries a dark legacy and an unshakable association with its disgraced cofounder, Harvey Weinstein.

— Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
As the content continued to receive engagement, the platform’s AI appeared to be refining and expanding its understanding of what the post was about, broadening the keyword associations to reach new, relevant audiences.

— Tonia Ryan, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of association

Noun

For every movie that Skydance falls short of, the studio must pay $30 million to health and pension funds, split among the guilds.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
Pre-empting the confirmation of the Canal+ VAT hike, France’s film and TV guilds put out a statement earlier this week.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

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