as in defeats
failure to win a contest
the surprising overthrow of the world's top-ranked chess player
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Recent Examples of overthrows
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
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
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LaFleur has guided the Packers to six playoff appearances during his tenure — two NFC Championship Game appearances in 2019 and 2020, two losses in the divisional round in 2021 and 2023 and two wild-card round defeats in 2024 and 2025.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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Conditions were only made worse by recent military defeats, crippling sanctions, corruption, and an unparalleled water crisis.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Note that if Bieber topples critical and commercial giants with an Album of the Year win for SWAG, Dijon also claims one.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
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But for families with young kids, there is one cost that overwhelms almost everything else — child care.—
Liam Stanton,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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The agency projected about a 1% chance of ordering rolling blackouts in January and February as a last-resort move to keep the system from failing when demand overwhelms supply.—
Lana Ferguson,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Despite the losses, Damon traveled to Texas and won the national title, dedicating the victory to his family and supporters.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The governor on Wednesday was in Los Angeles meeting with local officials and residents on the anniversary of the Palisades and Eaton wildfires, among the deadliest and most destructive in state history with insured losses estimated to reach $40 billion.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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What Happens Next When $84 trillion transfers from a generation that trusts banks eight times more than crypto to generations where that ratio inverts, the flows will follow.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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That’s just bad, but what’s unforgivable is how flippantly King of the Monsters inverts the atomic metaphor that begat Godzilla.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But a dollop of ’95 alt-rock sweetness almost overpowers it.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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With most rose fragrances, the rose basically overpowers the whole thing, and this one splits the focus.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
21 Nov. 2025
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After back-to-back campaigns filled with setbacks, Scott re-signed with the Panthers on a 1-year deal this offseason.—
Mike Kaye
January 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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Backups Jaylon Moore and Wanya Morris suffered setbacks in subsequent weeks, pushing the Chiefs down to their last options at tackle on the depth chart.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Cooper, Arnett and Mark Chappell created a screenplay that upends expectations.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2026
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This upends traditional thought on how drugs like Adderall and Ritalin work.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Overthrows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overthrows. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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