over-the-top
adjective
: extremely or excessively flamboyant or outrageous
an over-the-top performance
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The episode also featured a parody of Thiel, who visits South Park Elementary to deliver an over-the-top presentation about how the Antichrist is coming.
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Hart will insult Hammerstein as a third-rate talent and then, upon being face-to-face with his rival, spews over-the-top compliments.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
Both are charismatic front men with a flair for over-the-top theatricality (although no one is more theatrical than Cooper).
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
The internet can't get enough of a dog's protest after returning home from a playdate, as her over-the-top reaction amassed over 526,000 views on TikTok.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Hart will insult Hammerstein as a third-rate talent and then, upon being face-to-face with his rival, spews over-the-top compliments.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
Both are charismatic front men with a flair for over-the-top theatricality (although no one is more theatrical than Cooper).
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
The internet can't get enough of a dog's protest after returning home from a playdate, as her over-the-top reaction amassed over 526,000 views on TikTok.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for over-the-top
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“Over-the-top.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over-the-top. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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