as in capsized
to turn on one's side or upside down
afraid that my kayak would overturn
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Recent Examples of overturned
Another fumble, this one collected by the Buccaneers, was overturned on replay review.
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Matt Barrows, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
This plan provides an opportunity for enhanced ownership, but not so much that Elon can’t still be overturned by his fellow shareholders.
—Shane Goodwin, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
His conviction was overturned in 2024 after an appeals court determined a juror had been improperly dismissed during deliberations.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
No environmental hazards were reported after the trailer overturned.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Oct. 2025
In 2020, a judge overturned the four murder convictions and granted Niroula, Garcia, Bustamante and Replogle retrials.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
One person died and two others were hospitalized Thursday after a car was involved in a single-vehicle crash and overturned in the middle of a Sacramento shopping center.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Though an appeals court dismissed the case, but federal prosecutors refiled and had the ruling overturned.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2025
Whether or not other state-level conversion therapy bans would immediately be overturned if the Court decides against Colorado’s depends on what the court rules, experts say.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
Matt Barrows, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
This plan provides an opportunity for enhanced ownership, but not so much that Elon can’t still be overturned by his fellow shareholders.
—Shane Goodwin, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
His conviction was overturned in 2024 after an appeals court determined a juror had been improperly dismissed during deliberations.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
No environmental hazards were reported after the trailer overturned.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Oct. 2025
In 2020, a judge overturned the four murder convictions and granted Niroula, Garcia, Bustamante and Replogle retrials.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
One person died and two others were hospitalized Thursday after a car was involved in a single-vehicle crash and overturned in the middle of a Sacramento shopping center.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Though an appeals court dismissed the case, but federal prosecutors refiled and had the ruling overturned.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2025
Whether or not other state-level conversion therapy bans would immediately be overturned if the Court decides against Colorado’s depends on what the court rules, experts say.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overturned
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Here's What to Know Several attempts to provide guardrails around technology have already capsized.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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Their vessel, Thelma, was capsized after being battered by the turbulent swells when the engine failed; 17 people were tossed overboard into the raging sea.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
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Also, two barns and one home were reportedly struck by lightning in Rogersville, Missouri, which started a small fire on the barn and partially collapsed the porch of the home.—
Shawnie Caslin Martucci,
ABC News,
18 Oct. 2025
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Some stars collapsed to the sea floor, dissolved into piles of goo.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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The trees had already been felled and piled by the landowner; the log piles were initially slated to be burned to reduce the fire hazard.—
Syris Valentine,
Scientific American,
16 Oct. 2025
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Grainier‘s an itinerant lumber man who worked the Pacific Northwest at the turn of the 20th century, felling timber and building railroads.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The thing that upsets me with fashion today is everyone is so scared.—
Rob Haskell,
Vogue,
20 Oct. 2025
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Miami lost its first game of the season in a 24-21 upset by the Louisville Cardinals at Hard Rock Stadium.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Running back Bijan Robinson had a career performance as the Atlanta Falcons toppled Josh Allen and the Bills 24-14 on Monday Night Football, inflicting a second straight defeat on Buffalo.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Before our very eyes, left-wing radicals toppled his statues, vandalized his monuments, tarnished his character, and sought to exile him from our public spaces.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
12 Oct. 2025
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Last spring, Sweetwater turned over its stage for a recital by the nonprofit Enriching Lives Through Music (ELM), a music education program for underserved youth in San Rafael’s mostly Latino Canal neighborhood.—
Paul Liberatore,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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The note, which mentioned a woman named Jennifer, was turned over to authorities, who began searching for Crawford.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Overturned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overturned. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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