OVERTHROWING Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

overthrowing

verb

present participle of overthrow

as in toppling

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And while some don’t want to wait that long to have the chance of toppling Infantino, the current FIFA boss does have some support swimming in the sea of objectors.

— Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
The vehicle even remained intact after toppling over, a feat none of its predecessors had pulled off.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of toppling

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While the cause of Sunday’s crash is still under investigation, Miami International Airport lacks a key safety feature that might have prevented the aircraft from overrunning the airport property and reaching a roadway, aviation experts said.

— Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
The requirement was prompted by American Airlines Flight 1420 overrunning a runway at Little Rock National Airport in Arkansas in 1999, killing nine.

— David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of overrunning

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Digital exports are becoming national strategy across the developing world, and competition among nations is inverting—from offering the cheapest hours to cultivating the most AI-fluent minds.

— Hammad Ali Nasir, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Letting the cake cool for 15 minutes before inverting gives it time to firm up while allowing the edges to contract slightly from the sides of the pan.

— Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 21 Aug. 2026

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The aroma filled my nostrils, fighting the overpowering perfume of the flowers that lay in a vivid blanket of color around the gaping grave.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Law enforcement officers in direct physical contact with jail inmates are prohibited from carrying firearms because of the risk of an inmate overpowering an officer and gaining possession of the gun.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of overpowering

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Taken together, Wall Street research doesn’t describe a technology upending the old order.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Drinkwitz has been pressing for the Protect College Sports Act, a bill in the Senate that would give the NCAA some protection against the sort of lawsuits that are upending college athletics.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of upending

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One drone operator talks about going out for lunch or hanging out with their friends in Tel Aviv after demolishing people’s houses in Gaza from miles away.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
At Cordova Villa Elementary, construction includes demolishing the existing administration building and a classroom building.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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As well as overturning the 2024 standards, the EPA is proposing to roll back its authority to regulate climate pollution from power plants.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Kavanaugh wrote an opinion in 2012 overturning the terrorism conviction of a driver and bodyguard for Osama bin Laden.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of overturning

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After razing huge warehouses in recent months belonging to Wildberries, Russia’s biggest online retailer, Ukrainian drones are now taking aim at Ozon, the country’s second-largest e-commerce company.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
In March, Nebraska’s Morrill Fire tore through 642,000 acres to become the largest in state history, killing one person and razing vast stretches of cattle country.

— Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

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