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
Earlier this month, more than 80 migrants went missing after a boat that departed a Libyan coastal town capsized in the central Mediterranean.
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ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
But twice in the last two years, the plans capsized amid strong opposition from residents worried a shelter would bring crime to their neighborhood.
—Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
In midst of the 1996-1997 race and battling hurricane-force winds and waves reaching six stories high, Goss decided to turn back into the storm to save fellow competitor Raphaël Dinelli, whose boat had capsized thousands of miles from land.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
Around 250 people were missing after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals capsized in the Andaman Sea, the United Nations’ refugee and migration agencies said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
—CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
But twice in the last two years, the plans capsized amid strong opposition from residents worried a shelter would bring crime to their neighborhood.
—Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
In midst of the 1996-1997 race and battling hurricane-force winds and waves reaching six stories high, Goss decided to turn back into the storm to save fellow competitor Raphaël Dinelli, whose boat had capsized thousands of miles from land.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
Around 250 people were missing after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals capsized in the Andaman Sea, the United Nations’ refugee and migration agencies said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
—CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capsize
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Turner wasted one of the Phillies’ two ABS challenges trying to overturn a strike-three call on a pitch firmly in the zone.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2026
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The verdict came after New York’s highest court in 2024 overturned his rape conviction in a landmark ruling that some called a referendum of the shortcomings of the #MeToo movement.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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The weekend, for all its promise, tends to collapse into logistics, half-finished to-do lists and the quiet companionship of two people watching the same screen.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Intellectual humility — the willingness to update your beliefs when the machine pushes back, rather than digging in or collapsing entirely.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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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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But the most important election result for Jeffries that year may have come months earlier, when Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a twenty-eight-year-old bartender with no previous electoral experience, upset Joe Crowley in the Democratic primary for New York’s Fourteenth Congressional District.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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This is a precarious tightrope to walk, with bond investors primed to sell if there’s a hint the biggest player in the market upsets the apple cart.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
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“Capsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capsize. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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