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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Cramer is referencing the idea that some investors worry the market has become too top-heavy and are looking for stock opportunities in potentially under-the-radar places.
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
The Raiders are a top-heavy team built to press the softest pressure points on Vrabel’s roster.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Repotting top-heavy and overgrown monsteras into larger and heavier containers can keep unwieldy plants from toppling over.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025
On the other hand, Houston’s pitching staff needs Cristian Javier to continue his impressive comeback from Tommy John surgery to stabilize its top-heavy rotation.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
The Raiders are a top-heavy team built to press the softest pressure points on Vrabel’s roster.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Repotting top-heavy and overgrown monsteras into larger and heavier containers can keep unwieldy plants from toppling over.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025
On the other hand, Houston’s pitching staff needs Cristian Javier to continue his impressive comeback from Tommy John surgery to stabilize its top-heavy rotation.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-heavy. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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