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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversetting
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Lucas Blalock likewise finds tragicomic potential in photography itself, inverting Photoshop as a mere tool of postproduction to foreground it as generative and creative, leaving visible traces of labor in ugly edits and unrefined refinements.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
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Let the cakes cool in the pans to room temperature before running a butter knife inside the rim of the pans and inverting the cakes onto the rack.—
Kate Bradshaw,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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An OpenAI reasoning model recently overturned a conjecture Paul Erdős posed in 1946, toppling an eighty-year assumption in combinatorial geometry by importing machinery from algebraic number theory — two fields with no obvious reason to meet.—
Christian Catalini,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The Regis Jesuit Raiders captured the 5A state championship, toppling Arvada West 5-3 for their first crown in seven years.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Within a year, the Legislature beefed up safety regulations on mobile homes, requiring them to be secured with anchors and tie-downs to prevent overturning and sliding during heavy winds.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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While exceptionally rare, there is recent precedent for Missouri courts overturning elections.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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The move put the confirmation process in limbo, upending what appeared to be a glidepath to confirmation for Clayton hours earlier.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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In the first movie, Woody has to overcome his fear that Buzz will replace him (a sly metacommentary by a studio that was itself upending the animation industry).—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
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The Frontex patrol boat sank off the tiny Greek island of Kastellorizo after capsizing, the coast guard said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 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
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Trump then appointed Pulte as interim intelligence director just as the FISA renewal was moving toward passage, upsetting bipartisan talks.—
Mary Clare Jalonick,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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The Lions of Mesopotamia have qualified for their first World Cup since 1986 and will look to keep upsetting the odds in North America.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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Just like its predecessor, the prequel series is dedicated to an violent, world-tilting war for the Iron Throne.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
15 June 2026
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Cook, stirring and tilting the skillet until the eggs start to thicken and turn opaque, 1 to 2 minutes.—
Kate Williams,
AJC.com,
8 June 2026
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“Oversetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversetting. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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