over-the-top
adjective
: extremely or excessively flamboyant or outrageous
an over-the-top performance
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That could include offering over-the-top testimonials to their legitimacy and to the quality of the products.
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Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
In 2011, Tyler called him into an unexpected meeting with Adult Swim, which ended with the creation of Loiter Squad, an over-the-top sketch-comedy series involving gags, original characters, and celebrity parodies.
—Lawrence Burney, Vulture, 5 June 2024
Underneath all the spandex and over-the-top production numbers is a sincere film that cares as much about sharing the joy of music as satirizing its ostentatious performance.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 4 June 2024
The series demanded over-the-top animation, not authenticity.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
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Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
In 2011, Tyler called him into an unexpected meeting with Adult Swim, which ended with the creation of Loiter Squad, an over-the-top sketch-comedy series involving gags, original characters, and celebrity parodies.
—Lawrence Burney, Vulture, 5 June 2024
Underneath all the spandex and over-the-top production numbers is a sincere film that cares as much about sharing the joy of music as satirizing its ostentatious performance.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 4 June 2024
The series demanded over-the-top animation, not authenticity.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
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“Over-the-top.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over-the-top. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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