as in capsizes
to turn on one's side or upside down
afraid that my kayak would overturn
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as in overrides
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as in overthrows
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overturns
Verb
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The next 12 months will determine whether the music industry thrives or collapses under the weight of AI.—
Virginie Berger,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024 -
The bailiff then fires at least six shots and Butler collapses on the ground.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Detroit Free Press,
27 Dec. 2024
Verb
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If the issue falls outside your skillset, call a plumber to inspect and repair the sprinkler system.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Mar. 2025
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His visit to the referee training course falls the day after the Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration at Westminster Abbey in London, which was especially momentous as Princess Kate and King Charles attended for the first time in two years.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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This starting point was the beginning of something that has carried on through 3 more revolutions, each building on the previous and leading to fundamental changes in the production, manufacturing, and consumption of goods and, more lately, services.—
Sarwant Singh,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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Mobile, social, and digital revolutions had reshaped the world, but sports were still due for an upgrade.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
17 Dec. 2024
Verb
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By this point in the book’s life, its status as an exemplar of fiction that upends expectations tips the reader off that there’s something unusual about it.—
Tajja Isen,
The Atlantic,
11 Dec. 2024
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In this way, Bon upends conventional thought to ask what if concrete infrastructure supports nature rather than suppressing it?—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes,
5 Dec. 2024
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“Overturns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overturns. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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