over-the-top
adjective
: extremely or excessively flamboyant or outrageous
an over-the-top performance
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Back in 2007, however, the musician invited MTV Cribs into his colossal 52-room Connecticut estate for a lengthy tour to show off a laundry list of over-the-top amenities, from a waterfall grotto to a nightclub in the basement.
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Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 10 Apr. 2025
But over-the-top experiences like those happening during A Minecraft Movie can also be confusing for kids.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 10 Apr. 2025
Melodrama gets a bad rap for being too exaggerated, and over-the-top but outrageous circumstances beget heightened emotions.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
The over-the-top project, which still wasn’t finished upon Siegels’ death, will include 14 bedrooms, five pools, a movie theater, bowling alley, video arcade, ballroom and an actual pub flown in from England.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
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Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 10 Apr. 2025
But over-the-top experiences like those happening during A Minecraft Movie can also be confusing for kids.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 10 Apr. 2025
Melodrama gets a bad rap for being too exaggerated, and over-the-top but outrageous circumstances beget heightened emotions.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
The over-the-top project, which still wasn’t finished upon Siegels’ death, will include 14 bedrooms, five pools, a movie theater, bowling alley, video arcade, ballroom and an actual pub flown in from England.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for over-the-top
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“Over-the-top.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over-the-top. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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