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Recent Examples of top-heavy
The Dodgers have a top-heavy roster that doesn't lack star power, but there are tangible weaknesses on the team, namely their bullpen.
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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
With less money being invested by record labels into touring, that has created a top-heavy artist hierarchy, with the rich getting richer and the poor and middle class falling by the wayside.
—Roy Trakin, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
While Harris Reed had more exaggerated bottom lashes and more clustered to the outer wing, lashes at Dreaming Eli were more centered and top-heavy, leaving the bottom lashes natural.
—Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
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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
With less money being invested by record labels into touring, that has created a top-heavy artist hierarchy, with the rich getting richer and the poor and middle class falling by the wayside.
—Roy Trakin, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
While Harris Reed had more exaggerated bottom lashes and more clustered to the outer wing, lashes at Dreaming Eli were more centered and top-heavy, leaving the bottom lashes natural.
—Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top-heavy
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For decades, short-pulse lasers have required bulky setups, expensive components, and large cooling systems.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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The crop adds an elevated flair to keep your winter outfits fashion-forward and not too bulky.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as overweight The firm raised its price target to $305 per share from $298 following earnings.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Pentagon chief responded tersely after a viral backlash to a photo of a group of overweight Texas National Guard troops headed to Chicago.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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From there, the tennis champion styled her platinum blonde hair in a middle part with long, voluminous curls.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
25 Oct. 2025
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Don't forget the iconic voluminous blowouts.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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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
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These private surveys, while useful in a vacuum of information, shouldn’t be given outsize weight, analysts warned Monday.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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However, Means has gained popularity in wellness circles because of her messages about outsized corporate influence in the food and pharmaceutical industries.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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Climate scientists have repeatedly warned that a substantial reduction in fossil fuel use will be necessary to curb global heating, with the burning of coal, oil and gas identified as the chief driver of the climate crisis.—
Sam Meredith,Dan Murphy,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sapp debunked the rumor and mentioned that WWE is paying Knight a substantial amount of money.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top-heavy. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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