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Recent Examples of top-heavy
Select a tall pot (so that the top-heavy plant won't topple over) with a large drainage hole and saucer.
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
Fast-growing plants that grow upwards may become top-heavy when their pots get too small.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2026
The Kings’ production had been top-heavy of late, but the bottom six delivered in a momentous affair.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
Yet the unconventionally top-heavy roster blueprint worked for UCLA, which ended the season on a 31-game winning streak to become the first national champion from the Big Ten Conference since 1999.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
Fast-growing plants that grow upwards may become top-heavy when their pots get too small.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2026
The Kings’ production had been top-heavy of late, but the bottom six delivered in a momentous affair.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
Yet the unconventionally top-heavy roster blueprint worked for UCLA, which ended the season on a 31-game winning streak to become the first national champion from the Big Ten Conference since 1999.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top-heavy
Adjective
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This lack of versatility can also make outfits feel less intentional, especially when you’re forced to throw on a bulky cardigan that takes up unnecessary suitcase space.—
Gabrielle Porcaro,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2026
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Immigration officers wearing bulky green vests sat inside the vehicle and stared at Elmer and the Hispanic men standing with him.—
Wendi C. Thomas,
MLK50,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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At the same time, officials have pointed to an obesity crisis that has left a significant share of young Americans too overweight to serve.—
Steven Beynon,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Another limitation of the study is that the results applied only to a very specific population (older adults who are overweight at high risk for osteoarthritis), Davy points out.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Unlike RVs and larger ground tents that offer enough tall, voluminous sheltered space to encourage campers to spend time inside any time, day or night, smaller tents, whether pitched on the ground or atop the vehicle, lack this luxury.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Apr. 2026
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The voluminous healthy scratch list included Matt Boldy, Jonas Brodin, Joel Eriksson Ek, Brock Faber, Marcus Foligno, Ryan Hartman, Quinn Hughes, Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
14 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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Because babies’ organs and systems are still developing, exposures can also have outsize effects, said Susan Little, the California legislative director for Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit advocacy organization sponsoring the diaper bill.—
Kate Sequeira,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Gas prices are also a highly visible cost that has outsize impacts on consumer confidence and political sentiment.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation last month, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening already substantial political hurdles for the White House.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Apr. 2026
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Its techniques are still breathtaking today, richer and more substantial than any images that came before and many that followed.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top-heavy. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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