top-heavy
adjective
1
: having the top part too heavy for the lower part
2
: having too high a proportion of administrators
a top-heavy bureaucracy
3
: oversupplied with one element at the expense of others : lacking balance
a novel top-heavy with description
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This year’s rookie class is top-heavy and a fiercely competitive race for the Calder Trophy is brewing.
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Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Is that a healthy approach to building this already top-heavy roster, which is projected to be roughly $12 million over the 2025 salary cap before move one is made?
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
The low minutes for young players is not surprising: The Knicks are top-heavy team contending for a title, and Thibodeau has a history of choosing to ride his veterans and starters over the young players still learning the ropes at the professional level.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
The low profile and slender flybridge hardtop also avoid a top-heavy look.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
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Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Is that a healthy approach to building this already top-heavy roster, which is projected to be roughly $12 million over the 2025 salary cap before move one is made?
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
The low minutes for young players is not surprising: The Knicks are top-heavy team contending for a title, and Thibodeau has a history of choosing to ride his veterans and starters over the young players still learning the ropes at the professional level.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
The low profile and slender flybridge hardtop also avoid a top-heavy look.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-heavy. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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