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Recent Examples of top-heavy
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.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2025
This year’s iteration is a bit less top-heavy than the previous teams with Kamilla Cardoso, Aliyah Boston and Zia Cooke.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
While the top-heavy Sixers and Suns struggle, deeper teams such as the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder have surged to the top of their respective conferences.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
But here’s the problem: Being top-heavy can propel you through the regular season, but the Stanley Cup Playoffs are a different beast.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2025
This year’s iteration is a bit less top-heavy than the previous teams with Kamilla Cardoso, Aliyah Boston and Zia Cooke.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
While the top-heavy Sixers and Suns struggle, deeper teams such as the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder have surged to the top of their respective conferences.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
But here’s the problem: Being top-heavy can propel you through the regular season, but the Stanley Cup Playoffs are a different beast.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top-heavy
Adjective
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On multiple occasions, in fact, Hailey would step out in an elegant mini and pumps, and her husband would be wearing raggedy jeans and a bulky hoodie.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
6 Feb. 2025
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This not only saves space by eliminating the need to store bulky boxes but is also helpful for puzzles with damaged containers.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Feb. 2025
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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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In December, KeyBanc analyst Brandon Nispel upgraded the stock to an overweight rating from sector weight.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2025
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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
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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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Iraqi Kurds have achieved a measure of autonomy, Syrian Kurds have established de facto self-rule, and Turkish Kurds have gained substantial political representation.—
Sefa Secen & Serhun Al / Made by History,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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Finally, Musk’s companies SpaceX and StarLink are substantial federal contractors.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top-heavy. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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