as in to capsize
to turn on one's side or upside down
afraid that my kayak would overturn
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as in veto
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as in overthrow
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Recent Examples of overturn
Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
This impressive foundation was built through a process called gravitational overturn, a slow-motion geological ballet that predates plate tectonics by hundreds of millions of years.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 11 July 2025
In Brazil’s case, Trump is trying to dictate the outcome of the criminal trial of Bolsonaro, an ally who like Trump has been charged with attempting to overturn a presidential election.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
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Verb
Geological records from the East Pilbara Terrane show that these overturn events began as early as 3.6 billion years ago, with the last major episode wrapping up around 3.41 billion years ago.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
This impressive foundation was built through a process called gravitational overturn, a slow-motion geological ballet that predates plate tectonics by hundreds of millions of years.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
Will Joyce’s call ever be overturned by an MLB commissioner, the way so many other calls from the commissioner’s office have been over the years?
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 11 July 2025
In Brazil’s case, Trump is trying to dictate the outcome of the criminal trial of Bolsonaro, an ally who like Trump has been charged with attempting to overturn a presidential election.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overturn
Verb
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At least 34 people are dead after a sudden thunderstorm caused a tourist boat to capsize in Vietnam on Saturday, according to local reports.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
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The boat capsized due to heavy winds, the local Vietnam outlet reported.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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Keanu used his power to allow a former houseguest to come in and play the Power of Veto competition in his place; Kelley used hers to compete in an additional veto competition.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
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Masterson, an Andover Republican, has defined himself in opposition to Gov. Laura Kelly over the last four years, enacting legislation despite the Democratic governor’s vetoes and working to minimize her role in critical activities, such as shaping the state budget.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
21 July 2025
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Screenshots from a July 7 TikTok video of a dog upset that his owner returned to pick him up from his grandparents' house.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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Chicago Sky teammates Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso each posted a double-double as Chicago upset Minnesota 87-81.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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While an override vote is possible at a future legislative session, backers of the bill would need to convince state lawmakers that municipal water bills in a small area within Miami-Dade are worth a showdown with DeSantis.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
16 July 2025
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But the group fell shy of the six votes required for full override.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2025
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Wells’s revolt against White led to the making of one of New York’s greatest houses.—
Henry Wiencek
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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Trump faces a revolt from his MAGA base as the Jeffrey Epstein files dominated a conservative conference in Tampa this weekend.—
Jana Kasperkevic,
NBC news,
14 July 2025
Verb
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The episode ended with a deep-fake public service announcement that showed Trump walking through the desert, taking off his clothes and collapsing nude in the sand.—
Christine Ricciardi,
Chicago Tribune,
25 July 2025
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Burrell, 55, was found collapsed on her shower floor in her Brooklyn apartment at about 1 a.m. on June 17.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
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On the one hand, as Tevye is fond of saying, the story unfolds in a hardscrabble shtetl in the Ukrainian plains in the months leading up to the Russian Empire’s abortive 1905 revolution.—
David Lyman,
The Enquirer,
25 July 2025
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This will be difficult as the country’s economy is less broad-based compared with India and less cohesive compared with Sri Lanka, which has smartly recovered from its own revolution in 2022.—
Vasuki Shastry,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Planting them in groups or among other plants helps keep them upright, but tall varieties often topple over onto their neighbors as the season progresses.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 July 2025
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The Islamic Republic grew even weaker in December, when rebels toppled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, another faithful Iranian ally.—
MOHAMMAD AYATOLLAHI TABAAR,
Foreign Affairs,
8 July 2025
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“Overturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overturn. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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