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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
In May 2026 a court overturned the 2023 party primary in which Özel was elected, ordering Kılıçdaroğlu to resume his leadership role. — Nick Taborall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026 The Royals initially got a third run in the frame via a Vodnik balk that scored Jensen from third, but after the umpires met to discuss, it was overturned. — Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2026
Noun
Meanwhile, Mikeal Collins and Joshua Moses, who were leaving the rink near the scene of the incident, witnessed the truck overturn and subsequently pin Thompson underneath. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026 The turkey struck the motorcycle driver — a 62-year-old man — causing the bike to leave the roadway on the left side and overturn, striking a fence, the crash report stated. — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 12 May 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
  • The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea -- A tugboat capsized and sank off South Korea's southeastern coast on Wednesday, leaving one crew member dead and six others missing, the coast guard said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Colescott looks at the moment after the ship has fallen apart, when the ship has capsized and people are in the water.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of capsize
Noun
  • If Newsom vetoes the bill, the legislature could decide to hold another vote to override the veto.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Ten houseguests will quickly become nine in one night all without an HOH, veto or BB Blockbuster.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of veto
Noun
  • Rahman founded AmeriBangla in 2024 in response to trade disruption after the overthrow of the Awami League regime in Bangladesh.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The ultraconservative religio-political movement emerged that year amid the civil war that followed the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1989 and the overthrow of the communist government in 1992 (see Afghan War).
    — Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of overthrow
Verb
  • Appalachian State received $400,000 to visit Michigan in 2007 and delivered the most famous upset the sport has seen.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The jury instructions were given following a sidebar between Sullivan and the attorneys, which apparently upset Reddington.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of upset
Noun
  • Another school district in Colorado has voted to put a mill levy override measure on the ballot this November.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Alabama has since abolished judicial override, the practice that allowed judges to order the state to kill a person even though a jury of one’s peers requested otherwise.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of override
Noun
  • Not since voters passed Proposition 13, an iconic property tax limit, in 1978 and touched off tax revolts in other states has a California measure potentially affected America’s taxation policies so broadly.
    — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • After years of requesting simpler access to the life-saving therapy – and partially getting it during the pandemic, without negative consequences – many in that world were in full revolt.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of revolt
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  • Sunny Patel’s father, Jitendra (ph), traveled to the region from New York for a spiritual retreat, crossing the border into Tibet to start the trek when the glacier collapsed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Scientists who studied satellite images said bedrock underneath a glacier high in the Himalayan region had collapsed, taking part of the glacier with it.
    — Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of collapse
Noun
  • 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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“Overturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overturn. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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