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Recent Examples of top-heavy
Their side of the bracket is considerably more top-heavy.
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Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The plants can also get top-heavy and easily blow over.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
As currently constructed, this lineup is top-heavy, lefty-leaning and overly reliant on young players who are unproven, injury-prone or both.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
The district is a bit top-heavy, but could create one of the more competitive district title races.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
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Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The plants can also get top-heavy and easily blow over.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
As currently constructed, this lineup is top-heavy, lefty-leaning and overly reliant on young players who are unproven, injury-prone or both.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
The district is a bit top-heavy, but could create one of the more competitive district title races.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top-heavy
Adjective
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Traditional systems require bulky equipment and remain sensitive to optical feedback.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Apr. 2026
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Use bins or baskets for off-season storage so bulky winter items aren’t eating up prime real estate through April and May.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Being overweight or having obesity is linked to a higher risk of heart disease risk factors like high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and sleep disorders.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Morgan Stanley initiates MiniMed as overweight Morgan Stanley says the diabetes platform company is firing on all cylinders.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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With a voluminous, years-in-the-making study of the Chicago Police Department’s officer deployment methods finished, CPD must now decide which changes to enact first in its effort to more effectively respond to emergencies across the city.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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This short bob is practically begging for a set of hot rollers to master big, voluminous curls.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
30 Mar. 2026
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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All objects that have mass interact with other massy objects—that’s called gravitational interaction.—
Wired,
Wired,
6 Nov. 2019
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The veteran New York civil rights leader said in an interview published Friday that Harris would start a potential run for the White House with a crucial edge with Black voters, who play an outsized role in the Democratic primary process.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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But their outsized influence over the town is beginning to test some residents’ goodwill.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Rochester, for example, spends about 250,000 pounds ($330,000) a year on music, a substantial outlay for a provincial cathedral but less than some.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Baird and Dunaway reported seeing more frequent cases of telogen effluvium in people who have lost substantial weight on GLP-1 medications.—
Nicole Hernandez,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top-heavy. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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