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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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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Republicans in the Legislature put the measure on the ballot, bypassing a likely veto by Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.—
Ray Stern,
AZCentral.com,
11 July 2025
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The state legislature sought to overturn the veto, but failed by two votes.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
11 July 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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Seltzer agreed that the typically high success rate of SDNY was upset by their failure to convict Combs on the most serious charges.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
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 succession of scandals crescendoes to cause internal revolt.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
4 July 2025
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During the English Civil War in 1642, the medieval crown jewels were destroyed as a symbol of revolt against the monarchy.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Discover Magazine,
30 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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According to an Israeli official familiar with the government’s strategy, Israel is targeting these sites to put pressure on the Iranian administration but is not actively seeking to topple it.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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“Overturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overturn. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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