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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
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Even before today’s announcement, though, Medicare could cover the drugs for other conditions that often accompany being overweight, such as diabetes and sleep apnea.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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The programs already cover the companies' drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration for Type 2 diabetes, but under the deals they will also be covered for some patients who are overweight or obese.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Specifically, Tigray braids—AKA Albaso braids, Tigray lines, or Ethiopian lines—are characterized by fine cornrows fanning out towards the back and sides into a voluminous, downward flowing coif at the back.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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The look included a semi-sheer, baby-doll-style top with delicate, flowing fabric, which was paired with a voluminous skirt in a shade of muted red, crafted with tiered elements.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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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Those that do so have the potential to then generate outsized returns for investors, strategist Todd Castagno said in a recent note.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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Still, Berg said, that leads to outsized impacts at smaller airports.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Since at least 2016, a substantial share of the royalties Archdeacon received from Stryker was related to his work on a Stryker implant known as the Pelvis II, a series of plates and screws used to repair pelvic fractures.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Nov. 2025
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The appeals court backed the jury’s decision that Trump would not stop defaming Carroll unless he was hit with a substantial financial penalty.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top-heavy. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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