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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And their top-heavy lineup teetered with everyone from Chris Taylor to Freddie Freeman scuffling to start the season.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
And for a Dodgers lineup that entered Wednesday a collective .212 batting average from the Nos. 5-9 spots in the order (which ranked 23rd in the majors), getting consistent production from Muncy, who hits fifth most nights, will be crucial to balancing out a seemingly top-heavy offense.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Burns may be the star of North Carolina State, the only double-digit seed left in this year's men's NCAA basketball tournament, a top-heavy affair that has otherwise lacked in underdog stories.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 29 Mar. 2024
Epstein arrived in Boston as the Yankees grew top-heavy.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The Dolphins could face a similar decision in the 2024 Draft, with a deep wide receiver class and an opportunity to strengthen a top-heavy position group.
—Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
While much of that might yet be drummed up by saving money otherwise slated to be spent, the CFO said the balance sheet was too top-heavy with liabilities and needed proper restructuring.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Europe, 29 Feb. 2024
The issue is resource allocation and a top-heavy bureaucracy.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
This incredibly top-heavy arrangement, the team hypothesizes, is not only cartoonish but represents the period’s incredible evolutionary experiments.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2024
Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
And for a Dodgers lineup that entered Wednesday a collective .212 batting average from the Nos. 5-9 spots in the order (which ranked 23rd in the majors), getting consistent production from Muncy, who hits fifth most nights, will be crucial to balancing out a seemingly top-heavy offense.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Burns may be the star of North Carolina State, the only double-digit seed left in this year's men's NCAA basketball tournament, a top-heavy affair that has otherwise lacked in underdog stories.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 29 Mar. 2024
Epstein arrived in Boston as the Yankees grew top-heavy.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The Dolphins could face a similar decision in the 2024 Draft, with a deep wide receiver class and an opportunity to strengthen a top-heavy position group.
—Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
While much of that might yet be drummed up by saving money otherwise slated to be spent, the CFO said the balance sheet was too top-heavy with liabilities and needed proper restructuring.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Europe, 29 Feb. 2024
The issue is resource allocation and a top-heavy bureaucracy.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
This incredibly top-heavy arrangement, the team hypothesizes, is not only cartoonish but represents the period’s incredible evolutionary experiments.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2024
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-heavy. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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