top-heavy
adjective
1
: having the top part too heavy for the lower part
2
: having too high a proportion of administrators
a top-heavy bureaucracy
3
: oversupplied with one element at the expense of others : lacking balance
a novel top-heavy with description
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And, most of all, they weren’t overly reliant on any one part of a previously top-heavy batting order.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
The Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference is top-heavy yet competitive, but maybe not this year.
—Mike Frainie, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2024
Those top-heavy giant puff sleeves overwhelmed her.
—Merle Ginsberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
That said, the 49ers can expand their passing attack with this influx of wide receivers, perhaps taking the onus off a tight end unit that is top-heavy with George Kittle.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
And their top-heavy lineup teetered with everyone from Chris Taylor to Freddie Freeman scuffling to start the season.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
And for a Dodgers lineup that entered Wednesday a collective .212 batting average from the Nos. 5-9 spots in the order (which ranked 23rd in the majors), getting consistent production from Muncy, who hits fifth most nights, will be crucial to balancing out a seemingly top-heavy offense.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Burns may be the star of North Carolina State, the only double-digit seed left in this year's men's NCAA basketball tournament, a top-heavy affair that has otherwise lacked in underdog stories.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 29 Mar. 2024
Epstein arrived in Boston as the Yankees grew top-heavy.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
The Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference is top-heavy yet competitive, but maybe not this year.
—Mike Frainie, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2024
Those top-heavy giant puff sleeves overwhelmed her.
—Merle Ginsberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
That said, the 49ers can expand their passing attack with this influx of wide receivers, perhaps taking the onus off a tight end unit that is top-heavy with George Kittle.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
And their top-heavy lineup teetered with everyone from Chris Taylor to Freddie Freeman scuffling to start the season.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
And for a Dodgers lineup that entered Wednesday a collective .212 batting average from the Nos. 5-9 spots in the order (which ranked 23rd in the majors), getting consistent production from Muncy, who hits fifth most nights, will be crucial to balancing out a seemingly top-heavy offense.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Burns may be the star of North Carolina State, the only double-digit seed left in this year's men's NCAA basketball tournament, a top-heavy affair that has otherwise lacked in underdog stories.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 29 Mar. 2024
Epstein arrived in Boston as the Yankees grew top-heavy.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-heavy. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.
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