Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversetting
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This time, the dynamic is inverting.—
Deirdre Bosa,Jasmine Wu,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026 -
Try inverting the plant pot over your hand and gently shaking the African violet out.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Feb. 2026
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McDonnell is the village president of North Barrington, rising to the seat after toppling the two-term incumbent in 2019.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Their opposition to the attacks comes despite financial support from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which has come out strongly in favor of toppling the Iranian regime.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Mar. 2026
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Spoelstra used his coach’s challenge on an offensive foul committed by Adebayo that Miami had zero chance of overturning.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
14 Mar. 2026
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Five tornadoes ripped through parts of three Eastern North Carolina counties on Thursday, March 12, injuring a person in a home, tearing roofs, slicing trees and overturning campers, the National Weather Service reported late Friday.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Mar. 2026
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The last time Phil Lord and Chris Miller directed a film, Netflix, Amazon and Apple weren’t making movies, COVID hadn’t changed theatergoing habits and the existential threat of AI wasn’t upending the industry.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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The question of who should replace him in the racially and economically diverse district — spanning downtown, swaths of the West and South sides and the west suburbs — has drawn national interest, with super PAC dollars upending the fundraising ground game.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Operators of another boat happened to be on the phone with the Coast Guard checking conditions in the inlet and reported the vessel, the Moonstruck, capsizing, according to The Coastland Times.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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These weeds require control to prevent upsetting the entire turf ecosystem.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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That year, Maria Sharapova, 17 and fresh off upsetting Serena Williams to win Wimbledon a few months before, lost 6-0, 6-0 in the semifinals to American Lindsay Davenport.—
Douglas Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Starlinks still leave streaks in telescope images, but SpaceX has, after consultations with the astronomy community, managed to reduce the satellites' brightness by using less reflective materials and tilting reflective components like solar panels away from Earth.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The game required Kobrya to guess the price of the trip by tilting a platform with four numbers to show the correct price — either $7,359 or $9,537.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Oversetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversetting. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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