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Recent Examples of top-heavy
The phone feels more balanced and less top-heavy than phones that have three or four cameras mounted to chunky aluminum surrounds.
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ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
Finally, while Gourde and Bjorkstrand have upgraded the depth, this is still a relatively top-heavy forward group.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Talk about top-heavy — the 2025 Blue Grass is delightfully, luxuriously top-heavy.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
That bad drafting is why the roster was so top-heavy.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
Finally, while Gourde and Bjorkstrand have upgraded the depth, this is still a relatively top-heavy forward group.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Talk about top-heavy — the 2025 Blue Grass is delightfully, luxuriously top-heavy.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
That bad drafting is why the roster was so top-heavy.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for top-heavy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for top-heavy
Adjective
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Portable steamers and irons are bulky and require an outlet, time, and patience.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025
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The frames are also bulkier, giving the glasses an oversized, stylish look.—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This is comparative to the cancer risk from alcohol use and being overweight, according to an April 14 news release from the university.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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KeyBanc on Thursday downgraded Microsoft from an overweight buy and removed its price target.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The structure of the dress included exaggerated, sharp shoulders and voluminous long sleeves.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
9 Apr. 2025
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The actress attended the 11th Annual Breakthrough Prize Awards and Ceremony in Los Angeles on April 5 and was seen with her black hair parted down the middle and styled into voluminous curls.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
7 Apr. 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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Other sectors of the marketplace that have outsize exposure to the countries that will face the stiffest levies, such as China and Vietnam, include footwear and consumer electronics, said D.A. Davidson analyst Mike Baker.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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President Trump’s sweeping tariffs plan could inflict outsize economic pain on New York City, with a recession and a possible loss of up to 260,000 jobs on the table if the import taxes are not eased, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Another title win for Charlotte would have been a massive step back for Stratton and a way for WWE to pull back the reigns on what had been a substantial push for the former Ms. Money in the Bank.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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When paired with a frame as a single joypad or used as individual, motion-sensing grips, the Joy-Con 2s are as comfortable as their predecessors were on the Switch 1—possibly a little more so, thanks to slightly larger, more substantial thumbsticks.—
Matt Kamen,
Wired News,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top-heavy. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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