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Recent Examples of top-heavy
If your lashes are too top-heavy, the mascara may weigh your lashes down and cause the opposite effect.
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Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
Cramer is referencing the idea that some investors worry the market has become too top-heavy and are looking for stock opportunities in potentially under-the-radar places.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
The Raiders are a top-heavy team built to press the softest pressure points on Vrabel’s roster.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Repotting top-heavy and overgrown monsteras into larger and heavier containers can keep unwieldy plants from toppling over.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025
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Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
Cramer is referencing the idea that some investors worry the market has become too top-heavy and are looking for stock opportunities in potentially under-the-radar places.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
The Raiders are a top-heavy team built to press the softest pressure points on Vrabel’s roster.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Repotting top-heavy and overgrown monsteras into larger and heavier containers can keep unwieldy plants from toppling over.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top-heavy
Adjective
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My wheelchair had no battery power and was plugged into its bulky wall charger.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Sell any unused, yet intact, workout equipment through your local marketplace, and don’t forget about the smaller, less bulky gear like dumbbells and stability balls.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Some of the most capable officers in the Continental Army were famously overweight.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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JPMorgan reiterates Apple as overweight The firm said its survey checks show consumers willing to participate in Apple's upgrade cycle.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Hilton’s version combined suede and leather in cream and ice-gray tones, grounding her voluminous green gown in a distinctly archival silhouette.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
4 Oct. 2025
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Defense moves to access 'voluminous' evidence On Monday, Robinson’s defense team formally responded to prosecutors’ claims by filing a sweeping discovery request in Utah’s Fourth Judicial District Court.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
2 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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Portland is 145 square miles, yet one city block has drawn outsized attention in news cycles.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Thick, rounded straps completed the outsized silhouette.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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Sportsnet, owned by Canadian media conglomerate Rogers Communications, is the Canadian rights-holder for all Blue Jays games, as well as being the Canadian rights-holder for a substantial package of MLB regular-season games and the entire postseason.—
Richard Deitsch,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Anyone who requires dialysis is covered by Medicare at substantial cost to taxpayers, Norton says.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top-heavy. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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