over-the-top
adjective
: extremely or excessively flamboyant or outrageous
an over-the-top performance
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From over-the-top challenges, dramatic eliminations, jaw-dropping moments, iconic bombshells and even a surprise appearance from Megan Thee Stallion, audiences were hooked to their TV screens for six days a week since its premiere.
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Giana Levy, Variety, 14 July 2025
Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Golf & Beach Resort Located about 45 minutes outside of San Juan on one of the island's most enviable stretches of beachfront, the Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Rainforest Beach & Golf Resort is offering what might be the most over-the-top experience for Bad Bunny concertgoers.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
In over-the-top Cancun fashion, the property boasts a 40,000-square-foot spa, though its deep grounding in the traditional treatments and ancient wisdom of the region gives it purpose and peace.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
Coogler elicits a chuckle from the audience with Jordan's and Steinfeld's period-accurate, completely over-the-top '90s getups.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 11 July 2025
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Giana Levy, Variety, 14 July 2025
Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Golf & Beach Resort Located about 45 minutes outside of San Juan on one of the island's most enviable stretches of beachfront, the Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Rainforest Beach & Golf Resort is offering what might be the most over-the-top experience for Bad Bunny concertgoers.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
In over-the-top Cancun fashion, the property boasts a 40,000-square-foot spa, though its deep grounding in the traditional treatments and ancient wisdom of the region gives it purpose and peace.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
Coogler elicits a chuckle from the audience with Jordan's and Steinfeld's period-accurate, completely over-the-top '90s getups.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 11 July 2025
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“Over-the-top.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over-the-top. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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