over-the-top
adjective
: extremely or excessively flamboyant or outrageous
an over-the-top performance
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President Donald Trump will be the first sitting president to attend the NFL title game—an annual American tradition that brings together its favorite sport, must-see TV ads, an over-the-top half-time show starring Kendrick Lamar and celebrities.
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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
This separating, volumizing formula lasts all day, fanning out lashes with a thoughtfully curved brush that follows their natural contours for fullness without over-the-top va-va-voom.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 7 Feb. 2025
The journalists wrote in their book that Gibson showed up to Ainscough’s funeral uninvited and made a scene with over-the-top crying and wailing, per Women's Weekly.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Gibson didn’t really know Ainscough and showed up to Ainscough’s funeral uninvited and made a scene with over-the-top crying and wailing, per Women’s Weekly.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Feb. 2025
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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
This separating, volumizing formula lasts all day, fanning out lashes with a thoughtfully curved brush that follows their natural contours for fullness without over-the-top va-va-voom.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 7 Feb. 2025
The journalists wrote in their book that Gibson showed up to Ainscough’s funeral uninvited and made a scene with over-the-top crying and wailing, per Women's Weekly.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Gibson didn’t really know Ainscough and showed up to Ainscough’s funeral uninvited and made a scene with over-the-top crying and wailing, per Women’s Weekly.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Over-the-top.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over-the-top. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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