overthrows 1 of 2

noun

plural of overthrow
as in defeats
failure to win a contest the surprising overthrow of the world's top-ranked chess player

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overthrows

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verb

present tense third-person singular of overthrow
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as in topples

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as in overwhelms

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Recent Examples of overthrows
Noun
New York made four errors on the evening, including two overthrows that led to multiple free bases on the same play. — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025 Fields, who went 7-of-11 on the day, had a few overthrows on plays that likely were sacks. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overthrows
  1. defeats
  2. topples
  3. overwhelms
  4. losses
  5. inverts
  6. overpowers
  7. setbacks
  8. upends
Noun
  • The Wildcats have had two painfully close defeats, falling 24-23 to Tuskegee before losing 34-33 in overtime to unbeaten Benedict.
    — Wilton Jackson, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • German Chancellor Friedrich Merz vows to stay the course after historic defeats in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where his CDU was ejected from parliament for the first time.
    — Geir Moulson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of defeats
Verb
  • Spain topples Argentina Rodri of Spain celebrates by lifting the FIFA World Cup trophy with teammates after the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final match between Spain and Argentina.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 20 July 2026
  • In 2003 the United States topples Hussein and delivers him to his executioners.
    — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
Definition of topples
Verb
  • In 90 percent of instances, if a team overwhelms another in the trenches on both sides of the ball, that team wins the game handily.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Revenue that overwhelms delivery teams, adds friction for customers or depends on heroic effort is not the same as scalable growth.
    — Tim Dowd, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of overwhelms
Noun
  • In those losses, he’s credited for 10 carries for minus-38 yards (sacks count as rushing yards in college football).
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Bibee, whose 15 losses are tied for the major-league lead, sees the playoffs as a reset.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of losses
Verb
  • The leather upper starts with a white base with black polka dots and inverts the colors for the heel overlay.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Building a comprehensive repository to chase a question that science has already answered inverts the logic of research.
    — Jennifer D. Oliva, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of inverts
Verb
  • Community overpowers grief at 9/11 ceremony Before the hour-long ceremony, dozens of people gathered Downtown to mingle with visiting New York City firefighters and take photos of the beam.
    — Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Jean overpowers their restraints and creates a gigantic psychic bubble that freezes in place nearly everyone in New York City.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 July 2026
Definition of overpowers
Noun
  • Shelford addressed the deckhand’s absence during the episode as his crew grappled with a series of setbacks.
    — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
  • But during the shutdown, Brightline ended the deal with Branson’s Virgin Group, saying that the company’s reputation had diminished as a result of financial setbacks.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of setbacks
Verb
  • But the field of radiology isn’t just staring at its shoes, waiting to see how technology upends the profession.
    — Katie Palmer, STAT, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Just as Guthrie’s song is a little edgier than it’s always been given credit for, Clark’s song gently upends some of the expectations that might arise nowadays for any song celebrating America.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of upends

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