top-heavy

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Recent Examples of top-heavy Granted, the club already looks like a long shot to be a serious contender in a top-heavy Eastern Conference dominated by two deep, superstar-laden two-way clubs in the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics. Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025 The Panthers are top-heavy at the position, but there are plenty of avenues for upgrades and development on the depth chart. Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025 If Abdul Carter and Travis Hunter — in the eyes of many, the top two prospects in this top-heavy class — are off the board by the time the Pats go on the clock for the fourth pick, what’s their move? Chad Graff, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025 The displacement report cites U.S. Census Bureau and 2023 American Community Survey data as evidence that the county has a top-heavy count of older adults and a significant deficit of working-age, younger adults and families, particularly between ages 25 and 44. Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for top-heavy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for top-heavy
Adjective
  • Unlike traditional undies that have bulky waistbands and seams, these are designed to lie flat, don’t dig in, and are barely noticeable once on.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Plus, the slim case looks cool and isn’t overly bulky like some others.
    Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Those with many years until retirement still need heavy exposure to stocks, but those in retirement (and drawing down heavily on their portfolios) need to be overweight in bonds.
    James Berman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The firm is overweight on China internet, technology and transportation stock sectors.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • After multitudes of motions, and voluminous discovery, the trial in what ultimately came to be known as O’Bannon v. NCAA took place over two weeks in June 2014, during which Wilken evinced her growing but understated skepticism about the NCAA’s rationale for preventing athletes from getting paid.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • This is hardly the first time the singer and actor has trotted out voluminous outerwear to add some visual contrast to her look.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • All objects that have mass interact with other massy objects—that’s called gravitational interaction.
    Wired, Wired, 6 Nov. 2019
Adjective
  • Other sectors of the marketplace that have outsize exposure to the countries that will face the stiffest levies, such as China and Vietnam, include footwear and consumer electronics, said D.A. Davidson analyst Mike Baker.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
  • President Trump’s sweeping tariffs plan could inflict outsize economic pain on New York City, with a recession and a possible loss of up to 260,000 jobs on the table if the import taxes are not eased, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Manufacturers that do not resolve deficits for a model year may be subject to substantial CAFE civil penalties to bring their fleets into compliance.
    Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Thanks to the more substantial cooling in the Mac Studio, chips like the M4 Max and M3 Ultra can work their hardest without throttling.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025

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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top-heavy. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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