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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The West should remain the more top-heavy conference, at least.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
Right now, the lineup is top-heavy.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 14 May 2026
The Division 1 field is top-heavy with juggernaut teams like Norco, Murrieta Mesa, Fullerton and La Mirada.
—Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 9 May 2026
This season has that same kind of feel because of a top-heavy batting lineup and pitching rotation that has overshadowed the struggles of several starters in the order and starting pitchers Ruger Riojas and Luke Harrison.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
Right now, the lineup is top-heavy.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 14 May 2026
The Division 1 field is top-heavy with juggernaut teams like Norco, Murrieta Mesa, Fullerton and La Mirada.
—Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 9 May 2026
This season has that same kind of feel because of a top-heavy batting lineup and pitching rotation that has overshadowed the struggles of several starters in the order and starting pitchers Ruger Riojas and Luke Harrison.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-heavy. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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