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
The pick-six and a handful of overthrows kept the grade from climbing higher. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026 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
  • Elsewhere, Leipzig bounced back from heavy defeats against Bayern Munich and Real Madrid by crushing Elversberg 4-0.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Mike Macdonald’s squad is coming off back-to-back losses to the Niners and Broncos, their first consecutive defeats since December 2024.
    — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 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
  • The tests could easily do the opposite, as people with results suggesting cancer require follow-up testing that overwhelms our healthcare system, potentially delaying diagnoses for people with cancer.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Histamine intolerance is when histamine from food overwhelms the body’s ability to break it down, Hwang explained.
    — Lauren Finney Harden, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of overwhelms
Noun
  • However four of those five home losses came under former coach Alexander Straus.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • There are six games left this season between teams that have between zero and two conference losses.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 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
  • At each step of the process, new barriers For those who set out to obtain Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, lawyers say there are increasing challenges and potential setbacks at every step of what’s already a complex process.
    — Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The end result, after nearly two years of construction—and a few hair-raising logistical setbacks along the way—is The Cormorant at 55 South.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of setbacks
Verb
  • Gas prices globally have surged as the war in Iran upends the energy sector.
    — Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of upends

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