overthrew

verb

past tense of overthrow
1
as in toppled

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2
as in overran

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overthrew
  1. toppled
  2. overran
  3. upended
  4. overpowered
  5. inverted
  6. overwhelmed
  7. overturned
  8. razed
Verb
  • To punch a ticket to Saturday’s title game, Southwest Christian toppled district foe and reigning champion Fort Worth All Saints (17-11, 6-4) in three sets.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The daily painting effort started almost immediately after the Students’ List movement toppled former President Aleksandar Vucic ’s right-wing Serbian Progressive Party.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of toppled
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  • The Sooners overran Florida up front as the Gators struggled to sustain drives or generate a consistent rushing attack.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Foreign jihadists and remnants of Saddam’s Baath Party formed the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, and overran much of Iraq and Syria in 2014 and 2015.
    — S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of overran
Verb
  • Search and social media have upended how outlets attract readers.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Comprising 280 figurative and nonfigurative rock engravings, the discovery at Cova de la Font Major has upended this assumption, suggesting not only a larger population than previously thought, but one with its own artistic traditions.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of upended
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  • After the Hawks pulled Knight for a last-minute six-on-five, center Sam Reinhart overpowered Nazar and scored an empty-net dagger for the final score.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026
  • There was barely any room for the run game, either, as Wisconsin simply overpowered USC at the point of attack.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of overpowered
Verb
  • But with Ameen on violin, this dynamic is inverted, and the intermingling of their strings on the recording provides a unique tonal color.
    — Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The exterior colorway has been inverted for the Anima’s interior.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of inverted
Verb
  • Peru, a nation of 34 million people, is overwhelmed by challenges, among them the looming arrival of nature’s chaotic climatic agent of El Niño, violent crime and income inequality.
    — Luis Andres Henao, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The providers who have stayed have been overwhelmed by vets’ needs — a dynamic that employees say is playing out in VA hospitals across the country.
    — Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of overwhelmed
Verb
  • Iran’s Supreme Court twice overturned his death sentence before a Revolutionary Court sentenced him to death again in September 2024.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Randall's convictions were overturned as a result, and he was released from prison in 2023.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of overturned
Verb
  • And out in California, forests where western monarchs fly for the winter are being razed for development.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • All proceeds were donated to locals affected by the bushfires that had razed the area, on multiple occasions.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of razed
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“Overthrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overthrew. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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