over-the-top
adjective
: extremely or excessively flamboyant or outrageous
an over-the-top performance
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At Versace, Dario Vitale wowed attendees with a collection that was just as sexy and sizzling as any other Versace collection—not with over-the-top glamour, but with an over-the-top sense of cool.
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Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
TikTok users were quick to share their love for Burrow’s over-the-top emotions.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
His over-the-top accent adds to the absurdism of his casting.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Hedda is nothing if not a showcase for both the star and her director Nia DaCosta, with the latter setting the drama in 1950s English high society and giving everything a garish, gloriously over-the-top aesthetic that suggests Downton Abbey via Baz Luhrmann.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
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Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
TikTok users were quick to share their love for Burrow’s over-the-top emotions.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
His over-the-top accent adds to the absurdism of his casting.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Hedda is nothing if not a showcase for both the star and her director Nia DaCosta, with the latter setting the drama in 1950s English high society and giving everything a garish, gloriously over-the-top aesthetic that suggests Downton Abbey via Baz Luhrmann.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Over-the-top.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over-the-top. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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