major on
verb
majored on; majoring on; majors on
British
: to pay special attention to (something)
The carmaker majors on comfort in its new models.
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The Chevron Championship, the first major on the LPGA schedule, has had a longstanding tradition of the winner jumping into a body of water nicknamed Poppie’s Pond next to the 18th green.
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Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Fox's recent appearance on Shrinking comes six years after his last major on-screen role on The Good Fight.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Bunker shots with a major on the line will do that to anyone.
—Ryan Brennan
april 14, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
An undergraduate public policy degree, launching this fall, is projected to rank within the top 20 majors on campus.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Wood & Pickett Minis always majored on luxury rather than point-to-point pace, after all.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2026
Compared to her medical student counterparts, recent nursing school graduate Emma Nolan (Laëtitia Hollard in the Juilliard alum's first major on-screen role) is a breath of fresh air.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
The researchers are second only to Google in demonstrating this, but beat the tech major on the efficiency and practicality of their solution.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
Brunswick High School head football coach Garrett Grady has announced his resignation, just weeks after the team was involved in a major on-field brawl during a playoff game against Gainesville High School.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
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Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Fox's recent appearance on Shrinking comes six years after his last major on-screen role on The Good Fight.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Bunker shots with a major on the line will do that to anyone.
—Ryan Brennan
april 14, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
An undergraduate public policy degree, launching this fall, is projected to rank within the top 20 majors on campus.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Wood & Pickett Minis always majored on luxury rather than point-to-point pace, after all.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2026
Compared to her medical student counterparts, recent nursing school graduate Emma Nolan (Laëtitia Hollard in the Juilliard alum's first major on-screen role) is a breath of fresh air.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
The researchers are second only to Google in demonstrating this, but beat the tech major on the efficiency and practicality of their solution.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
Brunswick High School head football coach Garrett Grady has announced his resignation, just weeks after the team was involved in a major on-field brawl during a playoff game against Gainesville High School.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Major on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20on. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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