over-the-top

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"Given it's far more than the previous high imposed on SK Telecom, Washington is expected to protest the move, with the view that it is an over-the-top measure," he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

She confessed to chuckling at the governor’s memes — an over-the-top oeuvre that includes Newsom as super hero, Newsom as religious beacon, Newsom as romance-novel hunk — and his other cheeky jabs at the president.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

After years of over-the-top designs, the “no-makeup makeup” trend is coming for your nails.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

One summer, while his team-mates set off for Dubai or the Maldives, Whiteman appeared in a play in Holborn - an experimental art piece where he played a "really cheesy, over-the-top boyfriend".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Mom laughs the most over-the-top, hysterical laugh I’ve ever heard.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman