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Recent Examples of capsize 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 Five people were injured, including one critically, when a wave capsized their disabled boat about 200 yards off Bird Rock late Friday afternoon, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025 Dozens of African migrants died after a boat carrying around 150 people capsized off the coast of Yemen. Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2025 The collision caused the boat to almost capsize and a passenger to fall overboard, MMSC said. Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for capsize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capsize
Verb
  • The outcomes for detainees who have been housed at the facility have taken on new significance after an appeals court overturned that earlier ruling, allowing the facility to resume operations.
    Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Now 64, Hernandez had been serving his sentence until the recent appeals court decision overturning his conviction in July.
    Adeola Adeosun Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By this time, the Soviet Union had collapsed, leading Manuylov to start a business in the candy trade.
    Maria Williams, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Luckily, the airport had a failsafe in the form of a ground material designed to collapse under the plane's weight and stop it in its tracks.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 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
  • Will this be the time for Miami to turn around their season with a major upset, or could this be the final game of the McDaniel era?
    Mike Straw, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The tour — which marks Grande’s first tour in six years following her Sweetener World Tour in 2019 — sold out almost immediately during presale and general sale, which upset some fans who couldn’t snag tickets.
    Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Capsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capsize. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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