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Recent Examples of top-heavy
While dwarf varieties of foxglove (Digitalis spp.) will often get by without staking, taller types tend to become top-heavy.
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2025
Men’s Pro Singles Recap The back end of the Men’s Singles draw was top-heavy for sure, with three of the top four seeds advancing into the semis.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Despite being so top-heavy both financially and on the field, the WSL plans to expand from 12 teams to 14 in 2026-27.
—Molly Geary, Sportico.com, 5 July 2025
Betting less heavily on the top-heavy tech names in indexes and sectors has worked well here, too with Invesco's S&P 500 Equal Weight Communication Services ETF (RSPC), up close to 11% year-to-date.
—Afshan Musani, CNBC, 30 June 2025
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2025
Men’s Pro Singles Recap The back end of the Men’s Singles draw was top-heavy for sure, with three of the top four seeds advancing into the semis.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Despite being so top-heavy both financially and on the field, the WSL plans to expand from 12 teams to 14 in 2026-27.
—Molly Geary, Sportico.com, 5 July 2025
Betting less heavily on the top-heavy tech names in indexes and sectors has worked well here, too with Invesco's S&P 500 Equal Weight Communication Services ETF (RSPC), up close to 11% year-to-date.
—Afshan Musani, CNBC, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top-heavy
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In 2021, the film still seemed a go — with Hogan sharing an appreciative photo of the Thor actor showing off some bulky arms on Instagram.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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Scaling its use requires overcoming hurdles related to the transportation of bulky materials, establishing local milling facilities and securing access to renewable energy.—
Sahit Muja,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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In 2022, more than 2.5 billion adults globally were overweight, of whom 890 million were obese, according to the World Health Organization .—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
24 July 2025
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Being overweight or obese can mean a person is much more susceptible to debilitating long-term conditions like diabetes, heart disease and stroke.—
Hank Naughton,
Boston Herald,
22 July 2025
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Denim is heavy and relatively voluminous when packed in a bag.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
22 July 2025
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From its voluminous releases to its bold genre-hopping, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard has become known for blowing up the conventions that limit most rock bands.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
17 July 2025
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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
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Experts say threats to water have an outsize impact in Pakistan because so much of its agriculture is supported by the Indus and its tributaries.—
Betsy Joles,
NPR,
8 July 2025
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Put simply, the Trump administration wanted the nation’s highest court — which Trump has had an outsize impact in shaping — to weigh in on a cornerstone tenet of U.S. immigration policies.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2025
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Driven by online forums and influencers, meme stock surges can result in significant gains for some investors while causing substantial losses for short sellers.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
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The cost overruns are substantial but, on the positive side, our Country is doing very well and can afford just about anything — Even the cost of this building!—
Anna Commander
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top-heavy. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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