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
  • The grizzly, with the dogs pursuing, had already toppled over.
    — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026
  • The record comes just one day after Argentina toppled Switzerland 3-1 at Kansas City (Arrowhead) Stadium, marking the end of the last World Cup game in the city.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
Definition of toppled
Verb
  • Uvalde residents isolated by floodwaters Floodwaters also overran the city of Uvalde overnight, cutting off most outside routes.
    — Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026
  • Uvalde residents isolated by floodwaters Floodwaters overran the city of Uvalde overnight, cutting off outside access.
    — Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of overran
Verb
  • The film unfolds in a devout fishing community on Malaysia’s East Coast, following two young lovers, Jani and Melur, whose plans for the future are upended by an unplanned pregnancy, poverty and addiction, pushing Jani toward the drug trade.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 July 2026
  • But fighting that erupted in the Middle East days later upended that trajectory, pushing bond yields and mortgage rates higher as investors worried the conflict would keep oil prices and inflation elevated.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of upended
Verb
  • The Vision overpowered Otis and Tozawa with a Breakker spear to the outside on Otis.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Wales was overpowered by Argentina last weekend in San Juan and was determined to front up at Kings Park against the most direct team in world rugby.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Definition of overpowered
Verb
  • Review Compression The first signal sits in your team's pull request analytics, inverted from how most organizations read them.
    — Kevin Cushnie, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • The chic quarter-button front, preppy collar, and inverted back pleat add understated yet fashion-forward details, making this an easy, polished look prepared for whatever’s on the itinerary.
    — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
Definition of inverted
Verb
  • At least two people have died as catastrophic flooding has stricken Texas Hill Country, a little over a year after rains overwhelmed the same region's Guadalupe River, causing flooding that killed over 130 people.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • There was some light criticism, although it was overwhelmed by the praise.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Definition of overwhelmed
Verb
  • The driver reportedly lost control of the bus, which veered off the road, struck a rock and overturned, according to the police statement, which added that the information was preliminary and the cause of the crash was under investigation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • The state had rebuffed a bid for the sculpture by a Flechtheim heir in 2024, but Blume said that new national guidelines for a new arbitration panel had led to that decision being overturned.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of overturned
Verb
  • In 1642, the fifth Dalai Lama first unified Tibet by yoking the strength of Mongol forces, who razed the monasteries of rival sects, killing thousands.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
  • Some thought the building should be razed, while others said maybe it could be salvaged — but that safety must be foremost.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026
Definition of razed
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