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Recent Examples of top-heavy
Still, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams were brilliant throughout this run, and OKC’s depth (aided by a lopsided 2024 offseason trade for Alex Caruso) suffocated top-heavy teams like Denver.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
Rain, wind, and top-heavy blooms are no match for some of Amazon’s cheapest gardening solutions.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2026
Without that broadening of capital deployment, IPO activity will remain top-heavy and disconnected from where the exit pressure actually sits.
—Marc Cooper, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Washington, which had the NHL’s 12th-best record, missed the playoffs in the top-heavy Eastern Conference.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 May 2026
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
Rain, wind, and top-heavy blooms are no match for some of Amazon’s cheapest gardening solutions.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2026
Without that broadening of capital deployment, IPO activity will remain top-heavy and disconnected from where the exit pressure actually sits.
—Marc Cooper, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Washington, which had the NHL’s 12th-best record, missed the playoffs in the top-heavy Eastern Conference.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top-heavy
Adjective
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The otherwise contemporary firm HOK’s interpretation features a row of square columns bookended by two bulky, mausoleum-like volumes — a kind of architectural equivalent to armored power shoulders.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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Oakland residents may schedule free appointments to bring bulky items directly to the landfill at 2615 Davis Street in San Leandro.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Common options include food for puppies, seniors, overweight dogs and dogs with allergies.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
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JPMorgan reiterates Broadcom as overweight JPMorgan says investors should quickly accumulate shares.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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This voluminous lob celebrates thick hair.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
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Cruz chopped her signature long dark brown into a voluminous lob at the Chanel Haute Couture show at Paris Fashion Week on January 27.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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While the attempts to create massy cinema land fine for most parts, Dhawan does not quite emerge as the larger-than-life south-Indian hero set to rule the audience merely with his presence.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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All objects that have mass interact with other massy objects—that’s called gravitational interaction.—
Wired,
Wired,
6 Nov. 2019
Adjective
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Scenes of playtime on the living-room floor, or of dinner amid cheerful family chat, all feel deeply lived in and plainly observed, even as the objects of daily life, from a doorknob to a sippy cup, take on outsized dramatic power.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
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Think globally, worry locally While there’s no risk of big tech companies literally draining the oceans to power the data centers behind their LLMs, even moderately sized data centers can have an outsized effect on nearby water resources.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Investigators determined John Parker Roe derived a substantial portion of his income (over 50%) from the organization and that Collins used her business, Lume Lume Lume, to conceal funds disguised as consulting or wellness services.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Another is that Texas law accords substantial deference to private associations in their application of membership rules.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 June 2026
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top-heavy. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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