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adjective

as in fallen

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verb

past participle of overthrow
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as in overturned

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as in vanquished

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Recent Examples of overthrown
Adjective
His association with the overthrown Batista government was through the police and not political, a distinction that may have spared him his life and certainly aided his relatively early release from prison. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026 No matter how detestable the overthrown governments may be, precedents show that regime changes lead neither to democracy nor to peace, but to chaos, civil war and dictatorship. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026 The coach pointed to his chest in reference to Lawrence’s overthrown pass. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025 With the runner already at second base, Williams’ first pitch was an overthrown fastball that went to the backstop, allowing Jose Altuve to move to third base immediately. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overthrown
  1. fallen
  2. overturned
  3. vanquished
  4. collapsed
  5. disproved
  6. subjugated
  7. faded
  8. thrown
Adjective
  • Blizzard explains that wild oyster mushrooms can be found on either fallen or dead trees, unlike other mushroom species that prefer live trees.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In July, the Pentagon completed a monthslong review of the incident, and Army leaders briefed families of the fallen soldiers on their findings.
    — Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of fallen
Verb
  • Both saw only 29% of those calls overturned, well below the league average.
    — Abby DiSalvo, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This unjust decision must be overturned by the Supreme Court in its entirety.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of overturned
Verb
  • In recent years, there were delays and interruptions because of weather, but not full days getting vanquished.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Even as retailers pointedly asked Edelman what the company planned to do once the mechanical trade was vanquished by quartz technology, Stern stayed the course.
    — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 27 July 2026
Definition of vanquished
Adjective
  • Aside from rubble and collapsed buildings, the earthquake left behind people, who hope they won’t be forgotten.
    — Julimar Valentina Rivas Perez, NBC news, 24 July 2026
  • Grassroots organizations also coordinated humanitarian aid, identified people trapped beneath collapsed buildings and directed international rescue teams using information collected through WhatsApp groups and social media.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Definition of collapsed
Verb
  • Leppanen recounted that a colleague told her that the pouches dissolved even though the information that disproved this was available online.
    — Matthew Chapman, STAT, 14 July 2026
  • This left open the question of whether more complex, loopy geometries would behave differently, while also leaving competing historical theories yet to be disproved.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
Definition of disproved
Verb
  • In a country like India, subjugated early in the history of capitalist imperialism, and then bullied after independence by the West, a degree of self-renunciation and collective sacrifice was widely understood to be requisite to economic and political self-strengthening.
    — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
  • This campy, reality-shifting comedy series questions what would happen if a flaming misogynist woke up in a world that was completely matriarchal and subjugated men based on their gender.
    — Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of subjugated
Adjective
  • Today, Tskaltubo's grand architecture stands as a testament to its faded glory—the sweeping arcs, decorative motifs, and faded murals all reminiscent of its once poignant beauty.
    — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026
  • Learn how to stain a fence the right way to protect a new wood fence or enhance a faded fence.
    — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2026
Definition of faded
Verb
  • Each buoy is attached to a rope and can be thrown to someone in the water while another person calls 911.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Schmidt, 30, has now thrown five live bullpen sessions amid his rehab from last summer’s Tommy John surgery.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
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