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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
Matthew Bailey picked off an overthrown Williams pass and ran 88 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. — Steve Stein, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026 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
  • Crab shells, whole and in pieces, turned up all over the school, to be swept away with the dust and fallen leaves and other litter, placed in a trash bag, and carried off behind the buildings to the incinerator.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Romaine said crews were clearing drains and chopping up fallen trees.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of fallen
Verb
  • And although American vagrancy laws were deemed unconstitutionally vague and overturned in 1972, police maintained the authority to make arrests based on suspicious types of nonaction.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • That judgment, however, was overturned on a procedural issue.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of overturned
Verb
  • Bad guys vanquished… or at the very least, viable scapegoats neutralized.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Over the course of ten wildly successful games, Kratos vanquished mortals, creatures and gods alike.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of vanquished
Adjective
  • Researchers have developed cyborg cockroaches that could help deliver emergency medical care to people trapped in collapsed buildings, caves, and other dangerous locations.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Henry County Coroner Brian Clark said the man, James Briar, appears to have gone around a barricade and fallen into the collapsed road.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of collapsed
Verb
  • Federal and state prosecutors now allege video evidence disproved Castro’s version.
    — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Video footage has disproved DHS's claims that Good was trying to run over ICE agents with her vehicle.
    — Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of disproved
Verb
  • In fact, in this retelling, their free will and autonomy are essential elements of that virtuous cycle, rather than subjugated by it.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
  • It’s gotten there by largely avoiding the trap of remaking the original story, in which an astronaut (Heston) crash-lands on a mysterious world in which apes are the dominant species and humans are subjugated, nonverbal creatures.
    — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of subjugated
Adjective
  • This embroidered quilt is the epitome of fall style with its warm background and mix of leaves in faded brown and golden hues.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The quasi-patriotic palette got contemporary edge from faded lines running through the red and dark navy stripes, which shifted between vertical and horizontal directions.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of faded
Verb
  • Nearly 20 candidates have thrown their hat in the ring for three open seats on the Board of Trustees of Los Rios Community College District.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Willis is completing 57% of his passes (ranked 31st), averaging 209 passing yards per game (9 below the league average) with one touchdown pass thrown and two interceptions.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
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“Overthrown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overthrown. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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