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Recent Examples of top-heavy
Consider repotting if roots are emerging from drainage holes, if the soil dries out more quickly than before, or if the plant has become top-heavy.
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Rachel Gillett, Martha Stewart, 29 Dec. 2025
The single-stock ETF fund market is top-heavy, Evens said.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
Long stem cuttings are often too top-heavy to stay upright in plant propagation jars, so take cuttings that are only 2 to 5 leaf segments long.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
Wicked’s always been top-heavy, and that wasn’t going to change on the silver screen.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2025
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Rachel Gillett, Martha Stewart, 29 Dec. 2025
The single-stock ETF fund market is top-heavy, Evens said.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
Long stem cuttings are often too top-heavy to stay upright in plant propagation jars, so take cuttings that are only 2 to 5 leaf segments long.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
Wicked’s always been top-heavy, and that wasn’t going to change on the silver screen.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for top-heavy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for top-heavy
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Security footage shown at trial was presented by Baker, who pointed out that the defendants covered cameras with various materials and stacked bulky objects and furniture to block doors.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Luther said that in response to demand from younger customers, the men’s bags are being made smaller as the amount of paper and other products guys carry around today is not as bulky.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
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How to play Over the longer term, Standard Chartered’s Gill said the bank remains bullish on gold and maintains an overweight position relative to a neutral portfolio allocation.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Potter has an overweight rating on Tesla shares and a target price of $500, which implies a gain of about 15% over the next 12 months.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Hairstylist Chris Appleton, of course, who's been her go-to for voluminous hair transformations.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
3 Feb. 2026
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The rest of Kidman’s red hair was styled in voluminous curls with face-framing tendrils around her face, showing off her smoky eyeshadow and deep mauve lipstick.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
3 Feb. 2026
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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
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The fallout and controversy from the incident was huge and created an outsized interest in Paul McCartney’s halftime show the following year.—
David Hill,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2026
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While the influx of data centers in Georgia promises jobs and local prosperity, their outsized use of power, water and land is so significant Georgia legislators must decide whether customers need further protection from the centers’ vast appetites.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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During last year’s outbreak in Texas, there was a substantial proportion of cases in adults older than 20, Moss says.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2026
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During that hearing, BGE lobbyist Brittany Jones indicated that a substantial number of the company’s employees could come under the purview of the bill, because its broad definition of compensation included not only wages, but bonuses and other benefits.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top-heavy. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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