overthrew

past tense of overthrow

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overthrew
Verb
  • Continue reading … LOCKED IN LA – Mexican Mafia 'command structure' toppled as FBI swoops in on violent California gang.
    , FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Eighteen days later, on September 11, Pinochet played a leading role in the Coup that toppled Allende, who committed suicide in the Moneda Palace, the home of the presidency.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In 1741, his forces overran Tabarka, enslaving many residents and sending shockwaves throughout the western Mediterranean.
    Miquel Ros, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Although the city had previously cleared Columbus Park, RVs and encampments returned and overran the public space.
    Devan Patel, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Maya Levin | Afp | Getty Images The ceasefire agreement follows a brutal two-year war that has sparked global outcry, upended the Middle East and left Israel increasingly isolated on the international stage.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The old model for startups (raise a few rounds of venture money, then go public) or buyouts (clean up the business, then relist within a few years) has been upended by the rise of private money as an alternative to being public.
    Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The pretty playmakers, particularly those deep in midfield, would be overpowered by athletic destroyers and box-to-box runners.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • On Blanco's left hand is a simple gold wedding band that's overpowered by a massive, glimmering bracelet that complements Gomez's diamond hardware.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Venture capital has quietly inverted.
    Roman Axelrod, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Earlier this year, Hayley Williams inverted the entire format by releasing her solo album Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party as 17 separate singles.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • She is overwhelmed by anger and lust, an alchemical compound that can alter matter, energy, laws of physics.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Phoenix lost by just three points in Game 1 and were overwhelmed 91-79 in Game 2.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Though an appeals court dismissed the case, but federal prosecutors refiled and had the ruling overturned.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Whether or not other state-level conversion therapy bans would immediately be overturned if the Court decides against Colorado’s depends on what the court rules, experts say.
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Palestinians shared images showing entire neighborhoods razed to the ground.
    Richard Hall, Time, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Its war has also taken a huge toll on ordinary Gazans, with whole areas razed to the ground.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Overthrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overthrew. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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