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
Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 13 Feb. 2026
The driver of a coach tour bus that overturned while returning from a trip to Niagara Falls in upstate New York last year, killing five people, has been charged with manslaughter following a monthslong investigation, authorities announced on Friday.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Will the Supreme Court overturn Obergefell v. Hodges?
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Sometimes those decisions have been reversed after public pressure or successfully overturned in court.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 13 Feb. 2026
The driver of a coach tour bus that overturned while returning from a trip to Niagara Falls in upstate New York last year, killing five people, has been charged with manslaughter following a monthslong investigation, authorities announced on Friday.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
Diddy denied conviction overturn, new trial ahead of sentencing
Combs and his team were dealt a legal blow days ahead of the rapper's sentencing hearing.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Will the Supreme Court overturn Obergefell v. Hodges?
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overturn
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The migrant boat capsized and sank due to the severity of the impact, causing all passengers on board to fall into the sea a few miles off the coast of Turkey, the statement said.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Large breaking waves can cause injury, wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats near shore.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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The result gives her the power to override any legislative veto from the Upper House, strengthening her ability to push her agenda through Japan's legislature.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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The extension was approved by the Illinois General Assembly in the fall veto session, officials said.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Born on June 25, 1972, in Tripoli, the Libyan capital, Saif al-Islam Gadhafi was the second son of Moammar Gadhafi, who ruled Libya from 1969 until his overthrow and death in 2011.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Smith Act, passed in 1940, curbed speech that advocated the violent overthrow of the government.—
Stephanie A,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2026
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The administration's hardline immigration enforcement has upset millions of Americans who supported deporting immigrants with criminal records but who are uncomfortable with the aggressive tactics and detention of longtime community members and their children.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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Hayley’s very upset by it, and that upsets Mickey, and that’s probably one of the biggest driving motivations for him, not just to save his own life, but to save his daughter and his family from the ramifications of this.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2026
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The new law would go into effect almost immediately upon a veto override, which could force local governments and school districts to scramble to come into compliance or face steep fines that would compound daily.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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The override was welcomed by the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, which lobbied for its initial passing — though the Uber union, the Independent Driver’s Guild, which opposed the bill, vowed his group would push to modify the law, which is set to go into effect in July, through future legislation.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Continue reading … THINK AGAIN — New 'microgeneration' of students revolts against 'cringy' campus wokeness.—
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FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Outlets including the Wrap and Hollywood Reporter have reported that top agents including Duffy McSwiggin and Marty Diamond, who represent Joni Mitchell and Coldplay, among others, have led a staff revolt demanding Wasserman leave or sell the firm.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Abstract governance debates collapse when basic participation and revenue data are examined.—
Michael Fealey,
Sportico.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Or that there is a wild proliferation of parallel universes, or that a mysterious process causes quantumness to spontaneously collapse.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Feb. 2026
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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
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“Overturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overturn. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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