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 free-agent market is top-heavy with potential options — Kyle Schwarber, Kyle Tucker and Trent Grisham — all set to receive hefty contracts.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
The Avs have arguably the league’s best forward (Nathan MacKinnon) and best defenseman (Cale Makar), not to mention a top-heavy supporting cast.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers have a top-heavy roster that doesn't lack star power, but there are tangible weaknesses on the team, namely their bullpen.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The comedically top-heavy sausages, which can easily topple forwards into the dirt, temporarily take center stage as the baseball players gaze on in amusement from their dugouts, sometimes wagering on the outcome.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
The Avs have arguably the league’s best forward (Nathan MacKinnon) and best defenseman (Cale Makar), not to mention a top-heavy supporting cast.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers have a top-heavy roster that doesn't lack star power, but there are tangible weaknesses on the team, namely their bullpen.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The comedically top-heavy sausages, which can easily topple forwards into the dirt, temporarily take center stage as the baseball players gaze on in amusement from their dugouts, sometimes wagering on the outcome.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-heavy. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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