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
1
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
  • Efficiency is always a good thing, but refusing to adapt defeats the whole purpose.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
  • There were fires to put out; an unbalanced squad, unsettled players, grumpy fans, some truly dispiriting defeats.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 30 July 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
  • And yet, in Yoon’s hands, a character’s suffering never overwhelms their capacity for tenderness.
    — Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • One person has died and rescues are underway as catastrophic flooding overwhelms the Hill Country, a little more than a year after the July 4 floods killed more than 130 people in Central Texas.
    — Mary Ella Hastings July 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
Definition of overwhelms
Noun
  • Getting this wrong can lead to financial losses, regulatory action, reputational damage and the rapid collapse of customer trust.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The expenditure of those munitions goes along with other losses of materiel, including fighter jets, airborne early warning and reconnaissance planes, helicopters and drones.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of losses
Verb
  • The Old Maze, and the New One Today, prototyping and de-risking an idea are cheaper and faster than ever, which inverts the logistics maze for testing startup ideas.
    — Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Fear-buying follows a distinct economic logic that inverts the conventional relationship between anxiety and spending.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Definition of inverts
Verb
  • 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
  • Natalie reaches for a knife in the kitchen before Max overpowers her.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
Definition of overpowers
Noun
  • Cowan shared her decision on social media, expressing pride in her career despite the recent setbacks.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Amid the setbacks, Wang’s dad stepped in as a contractor and Wang’s mom volunteered to serve as construction liaison.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of setbacks
Verb
  • And in the April film The Drama, a man named Charlie (played by Robert Pattinson) learns something about his fiancée, Emma (Zendaya), that upends his understanding of her right before their wedding.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
  • But each closure upends hundreds of lives, disrupts communities, and raises hard questions for similarly situated institutions.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of upends

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