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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
  • The 55-story, 2 million square foot building with more than an acre of outdoor terraces and gardens is the last commercial development in the footprint of the fallen twin towers of the World Trade Center.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • But fallen ash still poses major health risks if ingested or inhaled.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of fallen
Verb
  • The union argued the March judgment is still in effect because no court has put it on hold or overturned it.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
  • The restrictions were overturned late last month following weeks of discussions that led to Anthropic creating additional cybersecurity safeguards for its technology.
    — Lorelei Smillie, Fortune, 9 July 2026
Definition of overturned
Verb
  • In late 1759, the British had vanquished the French at the battle of the Plains of Abraham near Quebec City, thus ensuring that the British gained this province and a string of French forts in the interior.
    — Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • In the co-main event, French heavyweight Ciryl Gane vanquished Brazilian star Alex Pereira by knocking out the former light heavyweight and middleweight champion in the second round.
    — Mark Puleo, New York Times, 15 June 2026
Definition of vanquished
Adjective
  • According to Argentina’s Ministry of Defense, the dogs are trained to operate in complex disaster environments and perform two critical tasks alongside their handlers – locating survivors and recovering victims trapped beneath collapsed structures.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Rescuers search for victims at a collapsed building following earthquakes that struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean, June 28, 2026, in Carabellada, La Guaira, Venezuela.
    — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of collapsed
Verb
  • And more recently, a new general-purpose AI system from OpenAI disproved an important conjecture in combinatorial geometry.
    — Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2026
  • These allegations will be disproved like all the rest.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 9 June 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
  • Eric_Lynxweiler | Courtesy of Latinos in Heritage Conservation The Silver Platter, with its faded crimson awning along a stretch in Los Angeles’ Westlake District, doesn’t look like much from the outside.
    — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The faded fabric, buttery-soft cotton, and contrast-trim neckline lend it a vintage vibe that won’t look out of place when paired with more contemporary pieces.
    — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 28 June 2026
Definition of faded
Verb
  • Returning to a full workload as a pitcher this season, Ohtani has thrown 85⅔ innings in 14 starts so far.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 8 July 2026
  • Two teams have thrown haymakers at the defending champs, and both times Argentina has survived.
    — NBC News, NBC news, 7 July 2026
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