over-the-top
adjective
: extremely or excessively flamboyant or outrageous
an over-the-top performance
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It’s paired with tangy cheddar and spicy mayo and is somehow still over-the-top on the spice level.
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
Fortunately, the Bay Area still has dozens of neighborhoods where the streets are safe, the candy is plentiful and the Halloween decorations are immersive and deliciously over-the-top.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
The series also links Gein — who confessed to killing two women, robbing countless graves and making items of the body parts of his victims — to both the sensation about true crime stories and to many horror films that featured over-the-top killers.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Its yearly over-the-top Christmas holiday decor display was always a highlight.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
Fortunately, the Bay Area still has dozens of neighborhoods where the streets are safe, the candy is plentiful and the Halloween decorations are immersive and deliciously over-the-top.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
The series also links Gein — who confessed to killing two women, robbing countless graves and making items of the body parts of his victims — to both the sensation about true crime stories and to many horror films that featured over-the-top killers.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Its yearly over-the-top Christmas holiday decor display was always a highlight.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for over-the-top
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“Over-the-top.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over-the-top. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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