top-heavy
adjective
1
: having the top part too heavy for the lower part
2
: having too high a proportion of administrators
a top-heavy bureaucracy
3
: oversupplied with one element at the expense of others : lacking balance
a novel top-heavy with description
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All four are premier players on this top-heavy team — a quartet the Astros need to win games.
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Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
If injuries continue to plague him in Minnesota, the top-heavy nature of the Wolves' roster could backfire on them.
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Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The 1968 lineup was incredibly top-heavy with peak Carl Yastrzemski and a 35-homer season by Ken Harrelson, and the 2014 club featured David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia and rookie Mookie Betts, even though many of the heroes of the 2013 World Series team wound up taking big steps back.
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Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
14 June 2026
The Cubs players continued to taunt Ruth at every opportunity, and a big one came their way in the bottom of the fourth inning when Jurges slashed a sinking liner into right field and the lumbering, top-heavy Babe muffed a shoestring catch.
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Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
If injuries continue to plague him in Minnesota, the top-heavy nature of the Wolves' roster could backfire on them.
—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The 1968 lineup was incredibly top-heavy with peak Carl Yastrzemski and a 35-homer season by Ken Harrelson, and the 2014 club featured David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia and rookie Mookie Betts, even though many of the heroes of the 2013 World Series team wound up taking big steps back.
—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
14 June 2026
The Cubs players continued to taunt Ruth at every opportunity, and a big one came their way in the bottom of the fourth inning when Jurges slashed a sinking liner into right field and the lumbering, top-heavy Babe muffed a shoestring catch.
—
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-heavy. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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