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
Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026
Robinson’s request for clemency was one of several attempts to overturn his death sentence over the years.
—Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026
And far worse if a postseason game is decided by an overturn that, due to the margin of error, might have been flat wrong.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Mahajan’s father and brother, who remained aboard the runaway horse carriage, managed to escape injury, despite the carriage colliding with a second one and overturning on a park drive.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026
Robinson’s request for clemency was one of several attempts to overturn his death sentence over the years.
—Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
Noun
And while his overturn percentage is lower, his eight strikeouts gained by challenges lead the league.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026
And far worse if a postseason game is decided by an overturn that, due to the margin of error, might have been flat wrong.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overturn
Verb
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The boat capsized after the crash, throwing all into the bay.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
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That way, no one event can capsize the fund.—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Noun
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The European Commission froze billions of euros in funds for Hungary in response to democratic backsliding led by Orbán, and concern lingers about the damage that can be done when one unhappy government insists on wielding its veto.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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According to the Times, the Americans want veto power over foreign investment interest in Greenland.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Then in 1973, Nixon and Henry Kissinger, his secretary of state, plotted the overthrow of yet another democracy in Chile, propping up the brutal dictator Augusto Pinochet.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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The overthrow of the regime is the responsibility of the Iranian people and their organized Resistance.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Verb
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House of the Dragon’s season-three premiere upsets the conventional wisdom.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
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Both were made to sit outside the gates, deeply upsetting the family who mourned within.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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Alabama ended the practice of judicial override in 2017 and no longer allows a judge to disregard a jury’s sentencing decision in death penalty cases.—
Kim Chandler,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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But using override authority allowed under Alabama law, the judge in the case sentenced Lee to death.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
11 June 2026
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Proposition 13 galvanized a nationwide tax revolt and enshrined the modern system of property taxes.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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The day shift also starts making factory-work jokes, with Rekha playing a perky do-bee who just wants to make the boss happy, and Lily adopting an agitator role, demanding workman’s comp and trying to spark revolt.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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Over 14 months, Safiya -- a pediatrician by training -- became one of the most prominent voices in Gaza, speaking out on social media about the strip's collapsing healthcare system.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
20 June 2026
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In mature markets like Oregon and Colorado, wholesale flower prices have collapsed dramatically.—
Peter Su,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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The appropriate remedy is congressional overruling of the Marquette case so as to allow the states to regulate loans to their own citizens.—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Apr. 2026
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In recent years, the court’s conservative majority overruling of major, longstanding precedents has become a defining feature of Roberts’ tenure.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Overturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overturn. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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