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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Since last summer, more than a dozen high-level military officers and aerospace executives in the military-industrial complex have been stripped of their public roles.
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Nectar Gan, CNN, 27 June 2024
One of its prescient moves included creating CUDA, a high-level programming tool the company built in 2007 to help unlock the full capability of its GPUs in a straightforward way.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 26 June 2024
Soon, Burns swept into the Indianapolis headquarters of the ironworkers union, where J.J. McNamara was holding court with other high-level union officials.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
But there are still high-level playmakers projected to go later in the first round, like Kolek, who averaged 15.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game this season as a senior at Marquette.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024
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Nectar Gan, CNN, 27 June 2024
One of its prescient moves included creating CUDA, a high-level programming tool the company built in 2007 to help unlock the full capability of its GPUs in a straightforward way.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 26 June 2024
Soon, Burns swept into the Indianapolis headquarters of the ironworkers union, where J.J. McNamara was holding court with other high-level union officials.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
But there are still high-level playmakers projected to go later in the first round, like Kolek, who averaged 15.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game this season as a senior at Marquette.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024
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“High-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-level. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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