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Recent Examples of top-heavy
Their side of the bracket is considerably more top-heavy.
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Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The plants can also get top-heavy and easily blow over.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
As currently constructed, this lineup is top-heavy, lefty-leaning and overly reliant on young players who are unproven, injury-prone or both.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
The district is a bit top-heavy, but could create one of the more competitive district title races.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
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Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The plants can also get top-heavy and easily blow over.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
As currently constructed, this lineup is top-heavy, lefty-leaning and overly reliant on young players who are unproven, injury-prone or both.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
The district is a bit top-heavy, but could create one of the more competitive district title races.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top-heavy
Adjective
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Traditional systems require bulky equipment and remain sensitive to optical feedback.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Apr. 2026
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Use bins or baskets for off-season storage so bulky winter items aren’t eating up prime real estate through April and May.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The investment bank reiterated overweight ratings on CrowdStrike Holdings and Palo Alto Networks in a new report, setting a 12-month price target of $475 on the former and $200 on the latter.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
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In the latest phase 3 trial of orforglipron, three doses of the drug were compared with a placebo in 1,613 people with type 2 diabetes who were overweight or had obesity.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Additionally, the voluminous evidence from the neighbors and MnDOT supported the City's request for injunctive relief.—
Frankie McLister,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Per photos shared by TMZ, the hair chameleon ditched her signature natural waves for the night out, instead styling her honey blonde lob in tight yet voluminous ringlets.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
6 Apr. 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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The veteran New York civil rights leader said in an interview published Friday that Harris would start a potential run for the White House with a crucial edge with Black voters, who play an outsized role in the Democratic primary process.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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But their outsized influence over the town is beginning to test some residents’ goodwill.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Rochester, for example, spends about 250,000 pounds ($330,000) a year on music, a substantial outlay for a provincial cathedral but less than some.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Baird and Dunaway reported seeing more frequent cases of telogen effluvium in people who have lost substantial weight on GLP-1 medications.—
Nicole Hernandez,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top-heavy. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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