over-the-top
adjective
: extremely or excessively flamboyant or outrageous
an over-the-top performance
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The clip went viral, racking up thousands of comments about her over-the-top reaction to the simple food concoction.
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 2 May 2025
Ring’s card is being streamed live by DAZN, the global over-the-top broadcaster that has been distributing combat sports in the U.S. since September 2018.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 2 May 2025
The Scholars is the band’s most over-the-top gesture yet, an at times thrilling, occasionally confounding, rock opera.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
The most convenient is the over-the-top stream with Peacock, which will air all three days from start to finish on its app.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 2 May 2025
Ring’s card is being streamed live by DAZN, the global over-the-top broadcaster that has been distributing combat sports in the U.S. since September 2018.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 2 May 2025
The Scholars is the band’s most over-the-top gesture yet, an at times thrilling, occasionally confounding, rock opera.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
The most convenient is the over-the-top stream with Peacock, which will air all three days from start to finish on its app.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 1 May 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 9 May. 2025.
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