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overthrown

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verb

past participle of overthrow

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overthrown
Adjective
  • There is, also, something compensatory in a regard for faded footstools, thick boots and window curtains.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Dial options include matte black, tropical brown, and vintage navy, all featuring creamy Super-LumiNova GL old radium markers designed to evoke the faded lume of historic tool watches.
    Matthew Catellier, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Verb
  • Scarlett Johansson has conquered the superhero franchise, been nominated for several prestigious awards and years ago made her way into Saturday Night Live’s prestigious Five-Timers Club.
    Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
  • By contrast, Xinjiang was conquered in the mid-18th century by the Qing dynasty (around the same time the British were marching on India) and then claimed by the current People’s Republic of China after its formation in 1949.
    Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • This rule, Grimsley says, is designed to be adaptable, and be able to shift with the pace of technology—a recognition that when regulation and approvals take too long, the technology at issue risks becoming obsolete by the time it can be implemented.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Dynamic, Self-Evolving Customer Journeys Static journey maps are quickly becoming obsolete as customer journeys grow more fluid, stretching across devices, time zones and emotional states.
    Asif Hasan, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The economic outlook of the Los Angeles area, with a population larger than most states, has been clouded by events that have upended the entertainment industry.
    Ana Swanson, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Running Point Kate Hudson stars as Isla Gordon, a woman whose life is upended when a scandal forces her brother to resign from his position, and she is appointed president of the Los Angeles Waves, one of the most storied professional basketball franchises, and her family business.
    Dana Feldman, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The Padres are leaving no stone unturned in their quest to overcome the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League west.
    Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The campaign will also try to motivate voters to overcome typically low turnout in municipal elections.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Houston has athletic size, and that has overwhelmed the Clippers in previous matchups.
    Kelly Iko, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Fatherhood overwhelmed Wade at first.
    D. Watkins, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Officers subdued her, handcuffed her and called fire rescue.
    Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The ceremony, traditionally celebratory, was subdued as protesters gathered outside the Capitol in San Juan.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Service is friendly but discreet, something the Swiss have mastered like few others.
    Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • That that's something that's really, really hard to replicate, and he's really mastered it.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Overthrown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overthrown. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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