over-the-top
adjective
: extremely or excessively flamboyant or outrageous
an over-the-top performance
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An over-the-top reclamation of a post-pandemic city.
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025
This year, Selfridges is dressed in an over-the-top Disney theme, with a 3D Disney castle theatrically topping the building.
—Sacbee.com, 3 Dec. 2025
That’s not to say that the film’s over-the-top approach to comedy doesn’t work, or that it hasn’t been done before.
—Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 3 Dec. 2025
And yes, romantic feelings about intimate relationships will be over-the-top and so affectionate.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2025
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025
This year, Selfridges is dressed in an over-the-top Disney theme, with a 3D Disney castle theatrically topping the building.
—Sacbee.com, 3 Dec. 2025
That’s not to say that the film’s over-the-top approach to comedy doesn’t work, or that it hasn’t been done before.
—Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 3 Dec. 2025
And yes, romantic feelings about intimate relationships will be over-the-top and so affectionate.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 2 Dec. 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 5 Dec. 2025.
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