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as in toppling
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as in overrunning
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overthrowing
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Such toppling energy may be necessary for Ionesco’s vision to spontaneously ignite into antic life.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026 -
Dash camera video from inside the truck shows the moment of impact and appears to show the truck toppling onto its side.—
Josh Funk,
Fortune,
4 May 2026
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The most basic natural method for keeping weeds from overrunning your pavers is manual removal.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
16 May 2026
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Gardening apps can drain a phone battery lightning-fast, like aphids overrunning your tomatoes.—
Jamie Siebrase,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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Chelsea could manipulate their press, either by finding Fernandez lurking on the left wing and Malo Gusto inverting into midfield on the right, or through Sanchez going long.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Murray screened for Jokic, inverting the pick-and-roll — a trick that very few tandems have the skill-set to pull off.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
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The sunny West Elm sideboard and Ligne Roset chair enliven an otherwise neutral room without overpowering the space.—
Laura Fenton,
Midwest Living,
16 May 2026
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The cheesecake was citrusy without being overpowering, and the espresso ganache filling inside the torta was a welcome surprise.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2026
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Originally greeted with bemusement, Pratt is now upending the race with early voting underway ahead of the June 2 election.—
Jonathan J. Cooper,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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By upending decades-old international trade norms and security alliances – not to mention launching a war with Iran that seems to have benefited almost no one – Trump is seen by many to have helped China score not only strategically but even morally.—
Steven Jiang,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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The work included demolishing one stand entirely to create the space required to facilitate those media demands.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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While the Israel Defense Forces continue to dismantle the physical fortress — recently demolishing the largest Hezbollah tunnel network in southern Lebanon — the Iranian people are dismantling the regime’s internal legitimacy.—
Liram Koblentz-Stenzler,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Now, a new study argues that the ancient impact likely came from north to south, overturning some earlier interpretations and potentially changing the scientific value of NASA’s future Artemis missions.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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Lawmakers in the past have taken actions against cities, such as preventing them from setting their own minimum wage and overturning some Boise rental protections.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
7 May 2026
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In June 2024, it was officially named a cultural-historic landmark, preventing Milstein and Bank from razing it.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
27 Apr. 2026
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The bulk of people experiencing emergency levels of hunger live in Haiti’s northwest region, including Artibonite, which gangs have mercilessly attacked in recent years, razing communities and destroying farmland.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Overthrowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overthrowing. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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