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Recent Examples of top-heavy
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
See all Example Sentences for top-heavy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for top-heavy
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Joella was voted in the bottom alongside Kori King, and due to a combination of her bulky, inflexible outfit and her not knowing the words to the lip sync song, she was asked to sashay away.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Winter trips can be doozies to begin with thanks to all the bulky clothes and outerwear, and testing ski products adds pounds of belongings to my packing list.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Jan. 2025
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Morgan Stanley initiates Brookfield Corporation as overweight Morgan Stanley said the Canadian investment management company is too attractive to ignore.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2025
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The right selection will keep your feet happy throughout the journey, while cramming too many options into your suitcase can quickly lead to overweight bag fees.—
Rebecca Shinners,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Jan. 2025
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From his voluminous playbook, Reid loves instructing his players on his massive collection of screen passes.—
Nate Taylor,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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The mom of five also included a glamour shot of Ming wearing a silver sequin dress, her hair styled into voluminous waves.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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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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With Silicon Valley’s outsize influence in the Trump transition, Kratsios and OSTP appear empowered to reshape America’s vision for science and innovation.—
Kenneth Evans,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2025
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The animation is crude, the plotlines are paper thin, and the voice acting is hilariously outsize.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 2025
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If the initial list is any indication, however, any legislative bans on DEI initiatives might prove more performative than substantial.—
Sarah Blaskey,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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Some lawmakers, particularly Democrats, also criticize the long-running U.S. policy of giving substantial arms aid to Egypt.—
Edward Wong,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top-heavy. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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