as in overturns
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 capsizes
The group gets stranded at sea off the coast of Florida when their boat capsizes, leading Coast Guard Captain Timothy Close (Duhamel) to oversee the efforts to bring them home as a storm looms.
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
When a violent storm nearly capsizes them, the family awakes in a desert land.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
When a violent storm nearly capsizes them, the family awakes in a desert land.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capsizes
Verb
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If a team successfully overturns a call, the challenge is retained.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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The decision immediately overturns the sweeping tariffs that Trump enacted last year on most imports.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
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By identifying patterns that precede instability, operators could intervene before plasma confinement collapses.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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When normal matter collapses sufficiently, stars begin to form.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Mar. 2026
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This upsets her husband, Paul, who has returned with his and Roxie’s two young sons.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2026
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If Finland upsets Canada, three other Panthers — Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen and Niko Mikkola — would play for the gold.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Iranians also continue to argue over who should lead if the current government falls.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
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The peak falls near a first-quarter moon this year, which bodes well for another bright, impressive shower this year, per the Old Farmer’s Almanac.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Capsizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capsizes. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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