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Recent Examples of top-heavy
The top-heavy nature of LaLiga means Atlético has reached the Champions League 13 straight years; currently, the team is among the final four in the European competition that will pay out $3 billion in prize money.
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Some analysts have expressed concern over the AI industry's boom, indicating that its top-heavy presence in the stock market could mask a weaker underlying economy.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
Potential A’Shawn Robinson replacement in ‘top-heavy’ class The Panthers released defensive lineman A’Shawn Robinson last month ahead of free agency.
—Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, more games were played on Xbox due to its subscription setup, but revenue remained top-heavy.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Some analysts have expressed concern over the AI industry's boom, indicating that its top-heavy presence in the stock market could mask a weaker underlying economy.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
Potential A’Shawn Robinson replacement in ‘top-heavy’ class The Panthers released defensive lineman A’Shawn Robinson last month ahead of free agency.
—Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, more games were played on Xbox due to its subscription setup, but revenue remained top-heavy.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top-heavy
Adjective
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Shawls are a staple in her travel wardrobe, especially for flights when bulky jackets just aren’t practical.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
15 May 2026
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The device could also diagnose sleep disorders without bulky la equipment, monitor mental health conditions over time, and sense early signs of medical complications, the university said.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Oversize and overweight vehicles providing relief are also authorized to travel state roadways under special permits issued by the Georgia Department of Public Safety.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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JPMorgan initiates Alamar Biosciences as overweight The firm says the life sciences company has a differentiated offering.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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Transparent dresses and any other form of nude dressing were ruled out, as were any overly voluminous silhouettes or trains.—
Blanche Marcel,
Vanity Fair,
12 May 2026
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Kahm used it to create voluminous dresses, some featuring peplum accents at the waist and others resembling full-on bustle derrières.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
11 May 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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In general, juvenile crimes are more often committed with others, and images of roaming throngs of teens has an outsized presence in media and in the public’s amygdala.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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The frenetic pace coupled with consistent outsized expectations from those around her is something, Chiles says, she was born to do.—
Marquise Francis,
NBC news,
9 May 2026
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Another challenge is that the resulting biogas contains a substantial fraction of carbon dioxide (CO2), which usually necessitates energy-intensive downstream separation.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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Abel’s detailed knowledge about Berkshire’s operating businesses won praise, but the unexplained absence of substantial buybacks and a lack of clarity on the future of the equity portfolio and Berkshire’s big cash pile are coming up as negatives.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top-heavy. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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