overthrowing

verb

present participle of overthrow
1
as in toppling

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2
as in overrunning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overthrowing
  1. toppling
  2. overrunning
  3. inverting
  4. overpowering
  5. upending
  6. demolishing
  7. overturning
  8. razing
Verb
  • Henry County officials are also investigating a possible tornado that moved through New Castle, Indiana, on Wednesday, toppling trees and ripping the roof off a commercial building.
    — Michelle Simmons, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley won the Democratic primary race for Wisconsin’s governorship, toppling his Democratic socialist opponent, Francesca Hong, who had surged in the polls leading up to Tuesday.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of toppling
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  • This camp, however, Martin isn’t overrunning as many plays and is getting shots at weak- and strong-side linebacker.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • These immigrants, mostly undocumented, are blamed for rampant crime, taking jobs and overrunning hospital wards and places in government schools.
    — Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of overrunning
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  • The eminently Instagrammable viral burns of the protesters were deliberate, taking apart and inverting each element of Modi’s political brand.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
  • But there’s a point at which an act of service risks inverting into a selfish act.
    — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of inverting
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  • The orchestration features deep sub-bass content that the headphones readily bring out without overpowering the rest of the ensemble.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
  • There was one person amongst our tasting panel in the test kitchen who said that the coconut may be possibly overpowering the corn.
    — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of overpowering
Verb
  • Santana evangelizes for the protocol by upending the equation.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Wall Street analysts nevertheless remain overwhelmingly bullish given Musk’s track record of upending mature industries.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
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  • Despite being identified decades ago, the exact trigger of the joint-demolishing condition is still unclear.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
  • At least one person was arrested for trespassing in connection with an earlier protest to stop contractors from demolishing the other trees.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of demolishing
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  • An overnight police chase in Miramar ended with a black SUV overturning into a Tesla dealership parking lot, injuring one and hospitalizing another, authorities say.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Colorado State Patrol The Kenworth collided with the left side of the International trailer, overturning the trailer into an irrigation ditch on the south side of the roadway.
    — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of overturning
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  • 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
  • By the late 1980s, McAuley’s days clearly were numbered, as the DuPage County Airport Authority, in the midst of a major expansion, began buying and razing most of the remaining homes in the McAuley district.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Definition of razing
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