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
Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
To him, the Platte County Commission’s unanimous vote was not an overturn or override of the voters in Platte because the statute has given the commission the authority to make the final decision.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The ruling overturned lower-court decisions in favor of Edwards.
—Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
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Verb
To him, the Platte County Commission’s unanimous vote was not an overturn or override of the voters in Platte because the statute has given the commission the authority to make the final decision.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
To him, the Platte County Commission’s unanimous vote was not an overturn or override of the voters in Platte because the statute has given the commission the authority to make the final decision.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
While the Court did not overturn the map today, its refusal to resolve the issue only prolongs uncertainty.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The ruling overturned lower-court decisions in favor of Edwards.
—Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overturn
Verb
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Francesco Di Filippo went missing on April 3 when a boat carrying him, his 75-year-old grandfather and one other capsized, according to Wisconsin Dells police, WMTV reported.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2025
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In the first of the many extended action set-pieces that are director Edwards’ forte, La Mariposa is sideswiped by a mosasaurus and capsized.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2025
Noun
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His veto of the strikers bill was expected and came with a consistent and clearly stated rationale.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2025
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The critics hang their hat on the War Powers Resolution (WPR), a law passed by Congress in 1973 over President Richard Nixon’s veto.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2025
Verb
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The fans say they are upset by the Galaxy management’s silence amid ICE’s presence in the Latino community.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
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Hedden observed the interaction and took the woman into custody, and records written by police said Hunt Jr. got upset and grabbed his cousin, interfering with her arrest.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
Noun
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While these headphones are volume-limited, there is an override designed for noisy environments like flights.—
Simon Hill Adrienne So,
Wired News,
6 July 2025
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This override, or preemption, would require that the standard of liability for any actions brought in court be comparable negligence and not absolute liability.—
Nick Langworthy,
New York Daily News,
3 July 2025
Noun
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The revolt by a large number of Labour MPs against benefit cuts imposed by Keir Starmer is an example.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Rumors of connections between Saint Domingue and slave resistance abounded in Virginia after 1793 and shaped how whites understood Gabriel’s revolt in Richmond in 1800.—
Time,
Time,
9 June 2025
Verb
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When stress hit, the house of cards collapsed, and failures cascaded like dominoes, wiping out billions in customer funds.—
Roomy Khan,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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That’s how a building managed to go without a critical earthquake retrofit for more than a century before its brick walls collapsed in 2003.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
Noun
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But a December revolution ended the Assad family’s rule, and the former Islamist militant who leads the new government has sought new investment and trade links, which Gulf states in particular have been quick to offer.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
1 July 2025
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On July 7th, Uranus, the planet of disruption, awakening, and revolution, enters Gemini for the first time since 1942.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
30 June 2025
Verb
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In 2011, Barack Obama conducted an 8 month campaign in Libya to topple Gaddafi.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Those are assertions that will be reexamined as the impact of Saturday’s U.S. bombings becomes clearer. ‘MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN’: Trump, who previously denied wanting to topple Iran’s regime, on Sunday seemed to encourage that idea.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
23 June 2025
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“Overturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overturn. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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