as in to fall
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily
the tower of blocks toppled even though I bumped into it ever so slightly
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Recent Examples of topple
Israel’s leaders had vowed to topple Hamas and bring home the roughly 250 hostages the militant group and its allies abducted in October 2023.
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Rawan Sheikh Ahmad, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
In attempting to topple Henry’s government, gangs shuttered the airport and seaport, burned police stations and freed over 4,000 prisoners.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
Make no mistake about it, everyone knows for Ontario Christian to become the new powerhouse in Southern California, Etiwanda must be toppled.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
That included 21 catches for 280 yards and three touchdowns during the Giants’ playoff run to Super Bowl XLII to topple the undefeated New England Patriots – and team-highs of six catches and 84 receiving yards in the big game.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2025
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Rawan Sheikh Ahmad, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
In attempting to topple Henry’s government, gangs shuttered the airport and seaport, burned police stations and freed over 4,000 prisoners.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
Make no mistake about it, everyone knows for Ontario Christian to become the new powerhouse in Southern California, Etiwanda must be toppled.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
That included 21 catches for 280 yards and three touchdowns during the Giants’ playoff run to Super Bowl XLII to topple the undefeated New England Patriots – and team-highs of six catches and 84 receiving yards in the big game.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for topple
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By electing Benitez, the cardinals have unwittingly appointed a leader who falls outside traditional binaries, thus bringing a new perspective into the Vatican.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Shrek franchise launched with the Oscar-winning 2001 feature that centered on an ogre named Shrek, who falls for Fiona, the princess of Far Far Away who has been cursed, trapped in the body of an ogre.—
Aaron Couch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
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Those concerns came to a head during Biden's debate against now-President Donald Trump in June, when Biden sounded hoarse and appeared to stumble through several answers.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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However, the Indian stock market has stumbled recently, with the BSE 500 shedding 19% from its recent peak last September—this after climbing 14.8% in 2024 and 25.1% in 2023.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Lamine Yamal caught up with him, bumped into him and tripped the centre back to the ground.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Colorado dropped 13 games in a row to open the conference season before tripping UCF.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
24 Feb. 2025
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Its follow-up, the group’s second full-length, declines even further, slipping from No. 21 to No. 33. Follow me on Twitter.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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That’s also true of the stories to which White is drawn, resulting in uneven performances (Isaacs’ Southern accent sometimes slips into an Australian accent).—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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But Coinbase fell earlier this week to its lowest price since just before the election, tumbling in tandem with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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The brothers dropped off from the list a year later as Sapura's share price tumbled.—
Yessar Rosendar,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Topple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topple. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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