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Recent Examples of top-heavy
The Oilers are about to become especially top-heavy with Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard (presumably), not to mention Darnell Nurse carrying a $9.25 million AAV and a full no-movement clause.
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Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Both Oklahoma City and Indiana are reflective of the modern NBA, where rules governing the league's salary cap have turned teams away from the model of the past decade of signing two and sometimes three major stars and assembling a roster top-heavy with talent, and toward a model based on depth.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 9 June 2025
Staking may also be appropriate if the root ball is significantly smaller in relation to the tree’s size, or if the tree has a top-heavy canopy.
—Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
Finally, though, the director holds his top-heavy premise together just well enough to arrive at an impact no less effective for being characteristically unsubtle.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 June 2025
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Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Both Oklahoma City and Indiana are reflective of the modern NBA, where rules governing the league's salary cap have turned teams away from the model of the past decade of signing two and sometimes three major stars and assembling a roster top-heavy with talent, and toward a model based on depth.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 9 June 2025
Staking may also be appropriate if the root ball is significantly smaller in relation to the tree’s size, or if the tree has a top-heavy canopy.
—Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
Finally, though, the director holds his top-heavy premise together just well enough to arrive at an impact no less effective for being characteristically unsubtle.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top-heavy
Adjective
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The man in the doorway had broad shoulders and wore bulky gloves.—
Clare Sestanovich,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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For anyone looking for a power bank that feels more like an everyday essential than a bulky emergency brick, this is it.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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With trade tensions between the U.S. and China having eased, the firm hiked its price target on the e-commerce giant to $300 from $250 and reiterated its overweight rating.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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Physical health plays a crucial role too -- being overweight and having inadequate physical activity can negatively impact fertility.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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The artist’s voluminous hairdo reached new heights with foot-long extensions that were tied and teased on top of Cardi B‘s head; her ends maintained the shape of the wide-barrel rollers that formed them.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
9 July 2025
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The supermodel added black accessories and wore her hair in a voluminous half-up, half-down style.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
9 July 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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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
Adjective
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The 4,600-square-foot hideaways, tucked behind high stone walls lined with frangipani trees, boast vaulted ceilings and vibrant outsize canvases handpainted with scenes of Bali’s wild nature.—
Alexandra Kirkman,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The United States has carried an outsize portion of NATO’s security burden for too long.—
Mark Rutte,
Foreign Affairs,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Yet, unlike other federal agencies that received substantial boosts in budget and staffing, the Secret Service's resources grew only modestly.—
ByDonald J. Mihalek,
ABC News,
13 July 2025
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The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 prohibits state or federal governments from placing substantial burdens on a person's religious exercise except under certain conditions.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
13 July 2025
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top-heavy. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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