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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overthrew
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But that dynasty has long been loathed by Thailand’s powerful conservative and royalist establishment which, with the help of both the military and courts, has frequently toppled or tied up Shinawatra-run governments.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Cause of crash is being investigated Videos of the accident show the carriage toppled to its side and crashed into a building on the steep and narrow street, with parts of the streetcar crumpled.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Although the city had previously cleared Columbus Park, RVs and encampments returned and overran the public space.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
31 Aug. 2025
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The injury occurred on a foul pop out in which Goldschmidt overran the ball and had to recover to make the catch.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
17 Aug. 2025
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Ben Lewis Doherty, playing a boy named Sam whose life is upended by Robbie, is the show’s greatest innocent, a softhearted moppet who warns deer to be careful when crossing the street.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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The show, which counts Cedric the Entertainer among its executive producers, centers on Morgan’s character, a Harlem shop owner whose life is upended when his adult kids (Jermaine Fowler and Adrianna Mitchell) move back in with him.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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The fugitive attempted to draw a weapon but was quickly overpowered by Zende’s team.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Most critics appreciated the performances, panning the way tropes overpowered the story.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Flight remains, but its meaning has inverted.—
Alaa Alqaisi
August 13,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025
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The traditional fashion timeline has completely inverted.—
Essence,
Essence,
4 Aug. 2025
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Billing engineers were overwhelmed by manual updates, especially for enterprise contracts that spanned multiple clouds and organizational units.—
Scott Woody,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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And even before the storm made landfall, the levees protecting New Orleans began to fail, overwhelmed by heavy rain and massive storm surges.—
Reena Advani,
NPR,
1 Sep. 2025
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At least 15 people were killed when a world-famous funicular railcar derailed and overturned in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Jones remained on Ohio's death row for decades, exhausting most of his appeals, until Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Wende Cross overturned his murder conviction, freed him from prison and granted him a new trial two years ago.—
Dan Horn,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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The quake razed three villages in Kunar, with substantial damage in many others, authorities said.—
Mohammad Yunus Yawar,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
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Three villages were razed in Kunar province alone, Reuters reported, citing local authorities.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Overthrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overthrew. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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