overtopped

past tense of overtop

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of overtopped In 1941, a huge wave caused by a snow and ice avalanche that fell into Laguna Palcacocha, a glacial lake in the Peruvian Andes, overtopped the moraine dam that had contained the lake for decades. Suzanne Oconnell, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025 Because the flooding has been a growing concern for Juneau over the past several years, city officials with federal assistance installed emergency flood barriers along several miles of riverbanks in the areas deemed most at risk for being overtopped. Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtopped
Verb
  • Micron, one of the world's leading suppliers of DRAM and NAND flash memory chips, exceeded estimates on top and bottom lines and gave a strong forecast for the current quarterly period.
    Sean Conlon,Pia Singh, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Demand for the scholarships far exceeded the available slots, with over 42,000 applications submitted.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Notably, Americans’ stock ownership has surpassed that of the late 1990s, just before dot-com bubble burst, said John Higgins, chief markets economist at the consultancy Capital Economics.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
  • What happened then has already been surpassed, as this field is moving so fast that a year is like a decade in many other fields.
    Rick Tumlinson, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Central Phoenix, Glendale, Peoria, Scottsdale and Tempe all saw more than an inch, while gauges in Fountain Hills topped 2 inches, according to the Maricopa County Flood Control District.
    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • In this dish the chickpeas are blended with a pumpkin stew and topped with crunchy plantain.
    Marc Williams, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mahomes previously eclipsed Aikman’s career mark for touchdown passes (248 for Mahomes to Aikman’s 165).
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
  • With Sunday’s crowd of 46,601 in the regular-season home finale, the Dodgers eclipsed the 4-million mark in attendance for the first time in franchise history, drawing 4,012,470 fans in 81 games in Chavez Ravine, an average of 49,537 per game.
    Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025

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“Overtopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtopped. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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