over-the-top
adjective
: extremely or excessively flamboyant or outrageous
an over-the-top performance
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In turn, Vegas provides a playground where the average person and the hedonist can engage in the sublime, the superb and the spectacularly over-the-top.
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Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Analysts say repeating over-the-top claims about immigrants at rallies may indicate the former president has felt the need to escalate his rhetoric due to improvements at the border.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The Trump campaign had come back to Butler to stage its own retaliation, an over-the-top reminder that its candidate was defiant in the face of death, and possibly preordained for the Presidency.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
Such over-the-top pieces aren’t for wallflowers, or even the typical watch enthusiast, but there’s no denying the sophistication of their calibers.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
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Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Analysts say repeating over-the-top claims about immigrants at rallies may indicate the former president has felt the need to escalate his rhetoric due to improvements at the border.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The Trump campaign had come back to Butler to stage its own retaliation, an over-the-top reminder that its candidate was defiant in the face of death, and possibly preordained for the Presidency.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
Such over-the-top pieces aren’t for wallflowers, or even the typical watch enthusiast, but there’s no denying the sophistication of their calibers.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Over-the-top.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over-the-top. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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