oversetting

present participle of overset

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversetting
Verb
  • The eminently Instagrammable viral burns of the protesters were deliberate, taking apart and inverting each element of Modi’s political brand.
    Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
  • But there’s a point at which an act of service risks inverting into a selfish act.
    Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • Henry County officials are also investigating a possible tornado that moved through New Castle, Indiana, on Wednesday, toppling trees and ripping the roof off a commercial building.
    Michelle Simmons, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley won the Democratic primary race for Wisconsin’s governorship, toppling his Democratic socialist opponent, Francesca Hong, who had surged in the polls leading up to Tuesday.
    Chantelle Lee, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The president’s tariffs during his second term have faced an array of legal challenges, with the Supreme Court overturning some of them in February.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Ominously, the order pledges federal pressure, including from the Justice Department, to push states into overturning their own vaccine mandates.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Santana evangelizes for the protocol by upending the equation.
    Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Wall Street analysts nevertheless remain overwhelmingly bullish given Musk’s track record of upending mature industries.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • According to court documents, Manuel Hernandez, the tour boat captain, made a U-turn and a swell swamped the bow, capsizing the boat with 14 people on board.
    Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Witnesses reported heavy seas, and the boat either was struck by a wave or took on water before capsizing.
    Paris Barraza, USA Today, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • Chelsea Green dramatically won the WWE Women's Interim Championship in a thrilling ladder match, upsetting heavy favorite Charlotte Flair.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • More pragmatic figures in the establishment accuse these hard-liners of upsetting the country’s social peace with needless political repression, and by seeking to micromanage the lifestyles of ordinary people.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • As the seasons change and the Northern Hemisphere starts tilting away from the sun, the northern latitudes lose daylight much faster than southern latitudes.
    Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • This six-seat configuration allows drivers to keep car seats for young children undisturbed since additional passengers can access the third row without tilting the second down.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026
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“Oversetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversetting. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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