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
Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 June 2026
The ruling came after similar cases in Michigan and Georgia were dismissed by the courts and a special prosecutor dropped a federal case in late 2024 that charged Trump with conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.
—Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Even with that 70% overturn rate, Segal didn’t have the worst opening-weekend umpiring outing.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Democrats asked whether that includes federal court orders, and Mullin responded that depends on whether a higher court overturns a ruling.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 June 2026
The ruling came after similar cases in Michigan and Georgia were dismissed by the courts and a special prosecutor dropped a federal case in late 2024 that charged Trump with conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.
—Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Noun
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
Even with that 70% overturn rate, Segal didn’t have the worst opening-weekend umpiring outing.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overturn
Verb
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The year before, a tourist boat capsized in the nearby area with 14 passengers and two crew members on board.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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Emergency officials said the vessel — a Sever-750 airboat designed to travel across both ice and water — capsized just offshore with 18 people aboard.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
Noun
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In fact, Hilton is envisioning vetoes putting lawmakers on record; the last time a session in Sacramento overrode a veto was in 1979.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
30 May 2026
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Polis wrote in his veto letter of House Bill 1355 that preliminary budget forecasts show the state can keep the grant program going for its final year.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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Willis with an overthrow to Jalen Tolbert on a pass that Chop Robinson would have drawn holding penalty on Kion Smith.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
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Following the overthrow of Assad in December 2024, the government under interim-President Ahmad al-Sharaa has pledged to destroy any remaining chemical weapons from the Assad regime.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Barkov has three goals and eight assists in the tournament including one of each Saturday as the Finns upset Canada 4-2 to reach the title game.—
Greg Cote
May 31,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
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After the last couple shows, I’ve been flooded with messages from fans that were upset by her rants.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
31 May 2026
Noun
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It was vetoed, the override failed, and Chicago entered another summer with the same insufficient tools as the last.—
Desmon Yancy,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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Simulate the itinerary, then shadow real, messy trips with human override before full autonomy.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Many leaders would have resisted such a revolt.—
Bill Fischer,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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There were more than 50 days of popular revolt, which were met with considerable police violence, resulting in dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries.—
Roberto Andrés,
The Dial,
28 May 2026
Verb
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After the battle, Picard’s battery supported the push from the Roer River to the Rhine as Germany’s western front collapsed.—
Kevin Maurer,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
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The same logic applies when AI collapses the price of services that American workers produce.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
Noun
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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 7 Jun. 2026.
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