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verb

ˌō-vər-ˈtərn How to pronounce overturn (audio)
Definition of overturnnext
as in to capsize
to turn on one's side or upside down afraid that my kayak would overturn

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overturn

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noun

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as in veto

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as in overthrow

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Recent Examples of overturn
Verb
The ruling is the latest in a series of Supreme Court decisions that have loosened campaign finance restrictions, overturning a 2001 precedent that upheld the spending limits. — Michel Martin, NPR, 1 July 2026 And Crenshaw was on record criticizing the effort to overturn the 2020 election, which most GOP primary voters supported. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
Noun
Even with that 70% overturn rate, Segal didn’t have the worst opening-weekend umpiring outing. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026 Suarez wound up retiring nine straight batters after that replay overturn, and 22 of the next 23 between the first and eighth innings. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overturn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overturn
  1. capsize
  2. veto
  3. overthrow
  4. upset
  5. override
  6. revolt
  7. collapse
  8. overruling
Verb
  • Of the 10 people on the boat, seven were rescued after the boat capsized, a spokesperson for the Walworth County Sheriff's Office confirmed to the outlet.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • Three people died and seven others were rescued Friday after a boat capsized in Geneva Lake as a strong storm passed through southern Wisconsin, an official said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of capsize
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  • Others became law without Kelly’s signature or were enacted over her veto by Republicans in the House and Senate.
    — Matthew Kelly July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
  • DeSantis’ vetoes carved roughly $800 million from the $115 billion state budget the Legislature passed in May, including 140 projects requested by Miami-Dade lawmakers that are worth nearly $88 million, according to a Miami Herald analysis.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
Definition of veto
Noun
  • Still, the timing of Saturday’s announcement suggests the protests — the biggest string of rallies since the overthrow of Slobodan Milosevic in 2000 — have played a role.
    — Reuters, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
  • Haitian soldiers seasoned on American battlefields during the revolution later sparked Haiti’s overthrow of French colonial rule, depriving France of its most profitable slave colony and ending one of the most brutal enslavement of human beings in modern world history.
    — Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
Definition of overthrow
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  • France will play Paraguay in the round of 16 on Saturday, facing the team that eliminated Germany in a shocking upset during a penalty shootout on Monday.
    — Doha Madani, NBC news, 1 July 2026
  • Unfortunately for Freddy’s team, Germany was upset by Paraguay in a penalty shootout in the round of 32, ending their World Cup title hopes in the first knockout stage.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of upset
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  • Republican leaders in the House and Senate failed to muster the votes to enact the bill into law over Kelly’s veto, and no override attempt was made.
    — Matthew Kelly Updated June 25, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026
  • In that view, the fragrance acts less as a chemical override and more as a sensory cue that brings out confidence in the wearer and association in the person nearby.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026
Definition of override
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  • The people ended up burning down the house of one of the tax collectors, prompting President George Washington to raise the first federal army against them and quickly quell the revolt.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • At once pugnaciously combative and unreservedly sentimental, Landon chose to take the series out with a commentary on class revolt.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
Definition of revolt
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  • The camaraderie was evident on the ground here in La Guaira, the coastal city where quake damage was most severe, collapsing dozens of buildings.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • The dogs, specially trained to detect human scent, have spent days searching for people trapped beneath the rubble of nearly 200 buildings that collapsed following the two powerful back-to-back earthquakes.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of collapse
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  • The appropriate remedy is congressional overruling of the Marquette case so as to allow the states to regulate loans to their own citizens.
    — George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2026
  • In recent years, the court’s conservative majority overruling of major, longstanding precedents has become a defining feature of Roberts’ tenure.
    — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2025
Definition of overruling

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