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Recent Examples of top-heavy
That’s just the dynamic of such a top-heavy federation.
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Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Meet 26-year-old Milton Williams, a former Philadelphia Eagle, perhaps the biggest beneficiary of a defensive-line free agent class fairly light on top-heavy talent.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 May 2025
And yet through 13 games and two rounds, the Stars were as top-heavy as any team in the league.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Stylistically, the Knicks lean on their stars — top-heavy by design — while Indiana comes in waves.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
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Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Meet 26-year-old Milton Williams, a former Philadelphia Eagle, perhaps the biggest beneficiary of a defensive-line free agent class fairly light on top-heavy talent.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 May 2025
And yet through 13 games and two rounds, the Stars were as top-heavy as any team in the league.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Stylistically, the Knicks lean on their stars — top-heavy by design — while Indiana comes in waves.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top-heavy
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Wash the koozies in a load with other lightweight items, and avoid washing them with heavy, bulky, or embellished items that have zippers, snaps, or other features that can snag and ding the koozie.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 June 2025
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Developers also stepped the fourth floor back so the building wouldn’t appear too bulky.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
5 June 2025
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Analyst Andrew Bauch reiterated his overweight rating on Shopify shares and lifted his price target by $18 to $125, which suggests the stock has about 19% upside ahead.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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Researchers discovered that low-calorie diets were more common among obese and overweight patients.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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Many of Zeffirelli’s original design elements have remained the same, including his ethereal white salon, a voluminous space entirely decorated in white tiles serving as a perfect retreat from Positano’s intense sunshine.—
Livia Hengel,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Alf understands the show and produces a voluminous amount of music in all different styles.—
Jon Burlingame,
Variety,
30 May 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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The outsize return was almost entirely thanks to General Catalyst’s large ownership stake (18.3%) as a cofounder.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Jurors — your neighbors — are being manipulated into awarding outsize verdicts by extremely skilled and opportunistic plaintiffs’ lawyers.—
Robert Tyson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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Health insurers - losers The bill includes substantial funding cuts for the U.S. Medicaid program, with fiscal hawks pushing for cuts to partly offset the cost of the bill's tax components.—
Shashwat Chauhan,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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The raw data obscures just how substantial and prolonged the downfall of the little guy in the NBA has been.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
6 June 2025
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top-heavy. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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