as in to capsize
to turn on one's side or upside down
afraid that my kayak would overturn
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as in veto
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as in overthrow
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Recent Examples of overturn
Bailey Richards, People.com, 29 June 2025
The impact caused the Mercedes to lose control and overturn.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 21 June 2025
Dan Gooding
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Looking at the bigger picture, the discovery overturns a long-standing belief that electron beams just destroy organic molecules.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
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Verb
It was enacted after the 2022 overturn of Roe v. Wade.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 29 June 2025
The impact caused the Mercedes to lose control and overturn.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 21 June 2025
Noun
The Court overturned a judge's restraining order that prevented federal agents from stopping people solely based on their race, language, job or location.
—Dan Gooding
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Looking at the bigger picture, the discovery overturns a long-standing belief that electron beams just destroy organic molecules.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overturn
Verb
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Miami-Dade firefighters rescued four people from the ocean Sunday afternoon after their boat capsized, the department said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
1 Sep. 2025
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Waves can wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats nearshore.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Argentine lawmakers overturned a key veto issued by President Javier Milei, a move that comes ahead of legislative elections that could define his term.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Keanu, still annoyed from the veto ceremony, talked to Ava Pearl in the HOH room and called Rachel a liar.—
David Wysong,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After Upton Stout drew a pass-interference penalty on an apparent fourth-and-3 overthrow toward Cooper Kupp in the end zone, Zach Charbonnet scored on a 1-yard run for a 7-7 tie early in the second quarter.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
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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
Verb
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Until now, the only intervention has been antibiotics, which in turn upset the koala's delicate digestive tract – one fine-tuned to solely eat eucalyptus leaves.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Sep. 2025
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This upset many people, like Greg Clem, who has lived on Timberline since 2016.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This can be achieved by establishing clear operational roles for every agent, implementing mechanisms for human review and override of high-impact decisions.—
Perry Carpenter,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Fewer support the move needed to do so, an override of the state’s independent redistricting commission — suggesting those pushing the effort would need to do some convincing between now and November.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Then around the time the revolt begins, the intertitles disappear.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Five days later, after a revolt, he was reinstated.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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By this time, the Soviet Union had collapsed, leading Manuylov to start a business in the candy trade.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Luckily, the airport had a failsafe in the form of a ground material designed to collapse under the plane's weight and stop it in its tracks.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Understanding the future of technology—and the wild imagination, hubris, and upheaval that accompany every technological revolution—has been a preoccupation among Atlantic writers for generations.—
Alex Reisner,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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Interestingly, it was found spinning at 100 revolutions per second.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Overturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overturn. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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