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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This means building a thriving and broad-based AI ecosystem – not a top-heavy skyscraper for tech giants to dictate from.
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Alexandra Ebert, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
But on the other hand, Obamacare was a top-heavy – administratively heavy type system in which a lot of money is – a lot of money and responsibility is taken from individuals and given to insurance companies as one example.
—CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
Baltimore will badly need to add talented young players on affordable contracts to balance the team’s top-heavy salary structure.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Overgrown roots spilling over the pot and a top-heavy appearance are signs your orchid is ready for a bigger pot.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
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Alexandra Ebert, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
But on the other hand, Obamacare was a top-heavy – administratively heavy type system in which a lot of money is – a lot of money and responsibility is taken from individuals and given to insurance companies as one example.
—CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
Baltimore will badly need to add talented young players on affordable contracts to balance the team’s top-heavy salary structure.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Overgrown roots spilling over the pot and a top-heavy appearance are signs your orchid is ready for a bigger pot.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-heavy. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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