high-level
adjective
high-lev·el
ˈhī-ˈle-vəl 
1
: occurring, done, or placed at a high level
2
: being of high importance or rank
high-level diplomats
3
: of, relating to, or being a computer programming language (such as BASIC or Pascal) which is similar to a natural language (such as English) and in which each statement is translated by a compiler usually into several machine language instructions
4
: relating to or being nuclear waste that contains highly concentrated radioactive components which are environmentally hazardous
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After a weekend fraught with high-level name calling, new shooting videos surfacing and widespread protests, here’s the latest.
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Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
This allows users to instantly synchronize Earth and lunar clocks, eliminating the need for manual, high-level calculations as space agencies prepare for long-term lunar settlement.
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Annabelle Curran, Ella Morgan and Stephanie Leblanc are high-level playmakers on the attack.
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In addition to the ongoing uncertainties around NASA's future direction, ESA has some choices to make in its own Human and Robotic Exploration program due to the decisions of its member states, which were made at the agency's latest high-level council.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 12 Jan. 2026
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“High-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-level. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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