overturned

verb

past tense of overturn
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 Kaegi has regularly butted heads with board members over their appeals, which often overturned his valuations of big business buildings. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 Traffic is flowing again in the northbound lanes of Route 55 in New Jersey after a tractor-trailer overturned in a crash. — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 Lula himself was jailed, though his convictions were later overturned on procedural grounds. — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026 The conviction was overturned due to procedural flaws and apparent bias. — Chiara Pizzimenti, Vanity Fair, 26 Oct. 2026 Geography helps explain how Lula overturned his first-round deficit. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026 The Silverado then veered off the roadway, traveled up an embankment and overturned, coming to rest on its roof in the third lane. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026 The play initially was negated by a targeting penalty on Brice Pollock, but then it was overturned by video review and the Bearcats’ lead was cut to 24-15 after the 2-point attempt failed. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 DeLuca’s strikeout came after Tampa Bay’s Liam Hicks had grounded into an apparent game-ending double play that was overturned after a video review. — Steve Megaree, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overturned
  1. capsized
  2. collapsed
  3. fell
  4. upset
  5. toppled
  6. turned over
Verb
  • In late September, a similar vessel that was also overloaded capsized in the Mona Passage, killing three people.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
  • There have been several episodes where migrant vessels capsized en route to California in recent years.
    — Mikella Schuettler, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of capsized
Verb
  • Along the way, the former leaders of the AI trade, captured in the iShares AI Innovation ETF, have collapsed by 35 percentage points relative to the equal-weight S&P 500, then regained half the loss, then gave up most of that bounce.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Support for the populist had eroded since 16 people were killed in 2024 when a concrete canopy collapsed at a train station in Novi Sad.
    — JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of collapsed
Verb
  • In the postwar decades, humans seized ecosystems at breakneck speed—forests were felled, prairies plowed, wetlands drained.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Griess, the superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, said the 430 trees that were felled were not identified as hazardous or raising safety concerns.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of fell
Verb
  • What followed that 40-9 loss to Buffalo in 2025 was a 16-13 shocker of a Carolina upset over Green Bay.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026
  • In a shocking upset, a student movement resoundingly beat longtime Serbian leader President Aleksandar Vucic, ending his time in power after 14 years.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of upset
Verb
  • Strong winds toppled trees in Flagstaff and Mesa, with some landing on walls and carports.
    — Wufei Yu, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Analysts say the country's security crisis has worsened since the military toppled the country’s government in July 2023.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of toppled
Verb
  • The audio, which must be converted onto something that can be turned over to the court, comes from calls made to the child abuse and neglect hotline.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Corlette said to make sure any arrangement is formally agreed upon in advance so the account isn't unexpectedly turned over to collections.
    — Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of turned over

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