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
Bailey Richards, People.com, 29 June 2025
The impact caused the Mercedes to lose control and overturn.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 21 June 2025
Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
One penalty was overturned, but the other stood and ejected linebacker Jordan Hall from the game.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
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Verb
It was enacted after the 2022 overturn of Roe v. Wade.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 29 June 2025
The impact caused the Mercedes to lose control and overturn.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 21 June 2025
Noun
Three semi-tractor trailers were overturned on northbound I-35 south of Sanger at Ganzer Road, shutting down all traffic, Taylor said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
One penalty was overturned, but the other stood and ejected linebacker Jordan Hall from the game.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overturn
Verb
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One day later, another incident occurred in the evening involving a whaleboat that caught fire and capsized near the province’s Lukolela territory, AP, Al Jazeera and Sky News said, citing Congo’s humanitarian affairs ministry.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
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Miami-Dade firefighters rescued four people from the ocean Sunday afternoon after their boat capsized, the department said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Product managers see privacy shifts as prioritization input, not a late-stage veto.—
Jagbir Kaur,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Overriding a gubernatorial veto, Vermont lawmakers last year also passed a law enabling a pilot overdose prevention center in Burlington, according to the Associated Press.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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Gray almost grabbed a pick from a Reed overthrow in the first half.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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But on third-and-3 in FG range, just ugly overthrow of Sutton to a diving Cam Bynum for pick.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For more than a century, scientists have documented how rising fossil fuel emissions increase heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere, upsetting the natural balance and warming the planet.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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In a calmer state, your stress doesn’t come out sideways and upset your children.—
Juli Fraga,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some analysts warn that investors may now have to factor in political risk ranging from regulatory intervention to executive overrides.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Adoption will depend on notifications, override options, and transparency into agent decisions.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Gove is three years younger than Farage, and, like him, part of the generation of British conservatives who grew up enthralled by Margaret Thatcher, and who subsequently led the national revolt against the European Union.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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One of the major voices driving this upheaval is Arthur Laffer — the same economist who played a big part in the Prop 13 tax revolt.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Klamath tribes, for instance, have passed down a story about the creation of Oregon’s Crater Lake, formed about 7,700 years ago, after Mount Mazama erupted and collapsed into itself.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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And if the environment collapses; communities cannot thrive either.—
Christopher Marquis,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The former Columbia graduate student was born in Syria but fled during the country’s revolution in 2013.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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His father, a former military officer, was imprisoned following the Iranian revolution until his mother was able to negotiate his release with prison guards, according to reporting by the New York Times.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Overturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overturn. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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