as in to overturn
to turn on one's side or upside down
a huge wave out of nowhere caused our little sailboat to capsize
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Recent Examples of capsize
Miami-Dade firefighters rescued four people from the ocean Sunday afternoon after their boat capsized, the department said.
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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
The United States Coast Guard suspended the search for a missing fisherman after a vessel with four people on it capsized in 7-foot swells and heavy winds off the coast of Oregon, officials said.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2025
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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
The United States Coast Guard suspended the search for a missing fisherman after a vessel with four people on it capsized in 7-foot swells and heavy winds off the coast of Oregon, officials said.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capsize
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Knox was convicted and served four years of a 26-year sentence in an Italian prison before the verdict was overturned.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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Alito’s invocation of stare decisis is similarly peculiar, especially after authoring the opinion that overturned Roe.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
6 Oct. 2025
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Only the structures that were already gravitationally bound together at that moment, not including the structures that were still collapsing and contracting on their way to becoming gravitationally bound, will actually be able to hold together.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Oct. 2025
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Confidence notably collapsed during the divisive 2016 presidential campaign, the polling service says, with the highest reading in the past decade being 45% in 2018.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
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Other teams have watched the league get bigger and adjusted accordingly, with the Denver Nuggets winning the 2023 championship with two big forwards next to Nikola Jokić at center, only to be upset this past spring against an even larger Minnesota Timberwolves front line.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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At least two ranked teams have been upset every week so far this season, creating a pretty open field for the 12-team College Football Playoff.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Capsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capsize. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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