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Recent Examples of top-heavy
The plants can also get top-heavy and easily blow over.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
With the Colorado Rockies sinking in a top-heavy NL West, the expiring contract of their longtime ace, Germán Márquez, will head the topic of conversation.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
The Avs had brilliant top-line players but were tissue-paper thin, top-heavy and easily handled by deeper teams.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Plus, it’s got a rubber base to absorb accidental nudges, a possible issue due to its slightly top-heavy design.
—Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
With the Colorado Rockies sinking in a top-heavy NL West, the expiring contract of their longtime ace, Germán Márquez, will head the topic of conversation.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
The Avs had brilliant top-line players but were tissue-paper thin, top-heavy and easily handled by deeper teams.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Plus, it’s got a rubber base to absorb accidental nudges, a possible issue due to its slightly top-heavy design.
—Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top-heavy
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Image Image The first Street View model, which launched in 2007, was cobbled together into a bulky black top hat-like fixture and strapped onto a van and driven around Mountain View, Calif.—
Hank Sanders,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Rethinking Home Climate Control Traditional heating and cooling systems are often bulky, noisy, and intrusive, requiring complex work and maintenance.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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The company is rated buy or overweight by nearly 73% of the analysts covering the stock, and consensus price targets call for nearly 12% upside from current levels.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
13 May 2025
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However, Fox added that goldens can develop significant orthopedic disease if overweight, so keeping them slim is a must.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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His lead counsel insisted that she be allowed to take on a second high-profile capital case despite the voluminous discovery in this case.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2025
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Tyla Wears Tolu Coker On the eve of the Met Gala, Tyla donned a striking ensemble featuring a voluminous skirt adorned with bold prints in orange, purple, brown, and more styled by Law Roach.—
Essence,
Essence,
9 May 2025
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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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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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The community, perhaps because of its martial and agrarian origins, as well as a fierce sense of autonomy, plays an outsize role in trucking and transport in India and North America alike.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Among the loudest voices railing against Means is Laura Loomer, the conspiracy theorist who has achieved an outsize role in some of Trump’s personnel decisions.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
15 May 2025
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Celanese shares have suffered a nearly 24% decline this year as the price of methanol — a substantial input cost in acetic acid prices — has been spiking for about 18 months due to global supply shortages.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
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Strong Growth Momentum Expected to Continue After growing at a 76% average rate over the last three years, Hims & Hers is positioned to maintain substantial growth momentum.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top-heavy. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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