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to turn on one's side or upside down
afraid that my kayak would overturn
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Recent Examples of overturning
The Court appears poised to extend this reasoning further, potentially overturning , which has protected independent agency officials from at-will removal for nearly ninety years.
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
According to an arrest citation, Gray, who was seen nearly overturning his vehicle several times, had a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit.
—Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
In June, a three-judge panel had ruled unanimously that teaching yoga is protected speech and that city officials had failed to show how the classes threaten public safety or prevent enjoyment of the city’s shoreline parks, overturning a lower court’s ruling.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
These were no youthful missteps corrected with time, but towering thinkers at the height of their powers overturning their own hard-won systems.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
The Democratic stopgap measure includes a permanent extension of the expiring ACA subsidies, overturning cuts to Medicaid via the tax and spending megabill, and a restoration of rescissions cuts.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
In June, the Supreme Court allowed DOGE to access SSA records, overturning lower-court decisions that imposed some limits on data access.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Adams’ tactics rendered the gag rule toothless and useless, prompting even six southern Congressmen to vote in favor of overturning it.
—Time, 24 Sep. 2025
The majority, as is typical in emergency or shadow docket decisions, provided no explanation for its order overturning a district court ruling that had blocked ICE’s immigration dragnets in Los Angeles as racially discriminatory.
—Ronald Brownstein, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
According to an arrest citation, Gray, who was seen nearly overturning his vehicle several times, had a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit.
—Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
In June, a three-judge panel had ruled unanimously that teaching yoga is protected speech and that city officials had failed to show how the classes threaten public safety or prevent enjoyment of the city’s shoreline parks, overturning a lower court’s ruling.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
These were no youthful missteps corrected with time, but towering thinkers at the height of their powers overturning their own hard-won systems.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
The Democratic stopgap measure includes a permanent extension of the expiring ACA subsidies, overturning cuts to Medicaid via the tax and spending megabill, and a restoration of rescissions cuts.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
In June, the Supreme Court allowed DOGE to access SSA records, overturning lower-court decisions that imposed some limits on data access.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Adams’ tactics rendered the gag rule toothless and useless, prompting even six southern Congressmen to vote in favor of overturning it.
—Time, 24 Sep. 2025
The majority, as is typical in emergency or shadow docket decisions, provided no explanation for its order overturning a district court ruling that had blocked ICE’s immigration dragnets in Los Angeles as racially discriminatory.
—Ronald Brownstein, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overturning
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The rare, direct foreign intervention, which will take the form of a currency swap, is aimed at boosting a collapsing peso and calming market volatility ahead of Argentina’s midterm elections later this month.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Rising delinquency rates among other concerns, recently led to subprime auto lender Tricolor unexpectedly collapsing.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Baltimore's lone victory this season came against the Cleveland Browns, who, despite upsetting the Green Bay Packers last week, are also 1-3 and equally struggling.—
Hunter Simpson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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The oil and gas outsiders at Venture Global are doing so by upending project design norms, upsetting the Big Oil hierarchy, and dominating the nascent gas export industry.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
25 Sep. 2025
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The group has grown from 35 member organizations to 75 in the four and a half years since statue-toppling gripped America.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Once inside, Schubert moved through the building, toppling county flags in the rotunda and setting the Columbia County flag on fire with lighter fluid, Heck said, according to the.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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The hope for gold-producing nations like Ghana is to responsibly leverage this bountiful natural resource without falling prey to environmental degradation and civil strife.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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Volatility returns to markets Wall Street’s fear gauge, the VIX, jumped 31% on Friday — its biggest one-day gain since April — before falling 12% on Monday.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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La Gritona is proudly additive-free and always prioritizes sustainability, turning over its agave remnants to local farmers for cattle feed.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The anecdote came up as part of a larger conversation Barrymore was having with her audience that day about turning over a new page after turning 50 earlier this year.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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Malkin now has five points in two games, Crosby scored his first goal of the season and the Pittsburgh Penguins received the game-winner from Justin Brazeau while upending the New York Islanders 4-3 in the home opener at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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The video-sharing phenomenon has captivated billions, upending old ways of doing things, generating vast revenues, and delighting people around the world.—
Merrill Fabry,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Gently tilting the pelvis stretches tight lower back muscles, while exhaling engages your deep core muscles to stabilize your spine.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
14 Oct. 2025
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Something, the researchers said, must be disturbing these orbits and tilting them.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Cool 15 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack.—
Kathryn Gregory,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Overturning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overturning. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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