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Recent Examples of capsize 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 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 Waves can wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats nearshore. Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025 And in Massachusetts, police are looking for a man in his 50s who disappeared after his boat capsized off the coast os Salisbury Beach on Saturday, according to the AP. Abigail Adams, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for capsize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capsize
Verb
  • Another fumble, this one collected by the Buccaneers, was overturned on replay review.
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
  • His conviction was overturned in 2024 after an appeals court determined a juror had been improperly dismissed during deliberations.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Some stars collapsed to the sea floor, dissolved into piles of goo.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The South Lebanon Army has just collapsed and Hezbollah are advancing fast while Israel is withdrawing its troops from Lebanon six weeks before its July deadline.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Labial scales: The vertical scales along the lips (jawline), often keeled and shaped distinctly, useful for differentiating rattlesnakes from similar species.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 31 July 2025
  • Analysts thought the stresses placed on the hull and keel during such an accident could have potentially led to its scrapping.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • Activists have been upset with Schumer for voting with Republicans in March to avoid a government shutdown.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Iowa State was upset by a Colorado team that was reeling, and the Cyclones just don’t appear to be the same team without their two star cornerbacks.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Capsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capsize. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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