as in bulky
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Recent Examples of top-heavy
For the first time in modern history, the State Department is top-heavy with Latin America experts, starting with Rubio.
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Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
Possibilities: Fortunately for the Dolphins, there will be a ton of free agent safeties hitting the market, and the safety draft class appears to be top-heavy.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Jack Drury scored a goal and centered a new-look depth line while all 12 Avs forwards played more than 10 minutes, a departure from the usual top-heavy distribution.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2025
Tree stakes are particularly beneficial for bare-root or top-heavy trees, dwarf citrus trees with smaller root systems, and trees growing on slopes and in windy areas.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2025
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Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
Possibilities: Fortunately for the Dolphins, there will be a ton of free agent safeties hitting the market, and the safety draft class appears to be top-heavy.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Jack Drury scored a goal and centered a new-look depth line while all 12 Avs forwards played more than 10 minutes, a departure from the usual top-heavy distribution.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2025
Tree stakes are particularly beneficial for bare-root or top-heavy trees, dwarf citrus trees with smaller root systems, and trees growing on slopes and in windy areas.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top-heavy
Adjective
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Craft yarns generally run from 0-7, with zero being the weight of yarn for lace and seven being a jumbo weight for blankets and bulkier work.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Many users experience slow charge times, limited compatibility and bulky designs with some power banks, but AOHi says its latest innovation eliminates these barriers, offering a fast, compact and intelligent charging solution.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The big joke is that these kids are overweight—all the subplots and gags spiderweb out from here.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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According to the World Health Organization, 43% of people aged 18 and up were overweight as of 2022; 16% were estimated to be living with obesity.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The best conditioners for fine hair can make all the difference in giving you soft, hydrated, and voluminous hair without the weight.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
16 Feb. 2025
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The dress featured a voluminous fuchsia bodice, which sat atop a slim-fitting black skirt with pockets.—
Violet Goldstone,
WWD,
16 Feb. 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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All objects that have mass interact with other massy objects—that’s called gravitational interaction.—
Wired,
Wired,
6 Nov. 2019
Adjective
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From the moment his sketch of a laughing lumberjack was featured in the Spring 1957 issue of Physique Pictorial, his drawings cast an outsize, phallic shadow on all other erotica; his influence burst past the gay community, spilling into the mainstream and culminating in a 2017 biopic.—
Chris Erik Thomas,
Them,
10 Feb. 2025
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Displaced to homes and schools not set up for their needs and with no guarantee of solutions on the horizon, outsize obstacles still lie ahead.—
Los Angeles Times,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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That includes significant Chinese investments in the United States; substantial purchases of U.S. crops, airplanes and other goods; and potentially some arrangement to address Chinese manufacturing overcapacity.—
Ana Swanson,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Leong, who has been deputy chairman of the since 2013, holds a substantial stake in the company.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top-heavy. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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