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
But the conviction was overturned and a new trial was ordered because prosecutors failed to disclose evidence that a group of jailhouse informants was illegally used to garner incriminating statements by Smith.
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Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
The panel’s opinion overturned Sjostrom’s ruling on the inactive voters and upheld his ruling on the petitions gathered by non-residents — with the net effect of allowing both directives to invalidate signatures.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Marine Le Pen faces potential disqualification from the 2027 presidential election after a March 2025 conviction for embezzling EU funds—a 5-year ban from public office unless overturned on appeal.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The cardboard struck a Ford pickup when the big rig overturned.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
But that idea has been overturned.
—Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026
Could a person ever arrive at a place where certain truths that seemed undeniable in their youth had been overturned?
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
Already, at least three murder convictions tied to the longtime detective have been overturned in recent years.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
By an 11-1 vote, a Miami-Dade County jury originally sentenced him to death, but that sentence was overturned in 2017 after a new state law ruled it unconstitutional for a death sentence to be imposed without a unanimous jury verdict, according to the court records.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
The panel’s opinion overturned Sjostrom’s ruling on the inactive voters and upheld his ruling on the petitions gathered by non-residents — with the net effect of allowing both directives to invalidate signatures.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Marine Le Pen faces potential disqualification from the 2027 presidential election after a March 2025 conviction for embezzling EU funds—a 5-year ban from public office unless overturned on appeal.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The cardboard struck a Ford pickup when the big rig overturned.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
But that idea has been overturned.
—Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026
Could a person ever arrive at a place where certain truths that seemed undeniable in their youth had been overturned?
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
Already, at least three murder convictions tied to the longtime detective have been overturned in recent years.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
By an 11-1 vote, a Miami-Dade County jury originally sentenced him to death, but that sentence was overturned in 2017 after a new state law ruled it unconstitutional for a death sentence to be imposed without a unanimous jury verdict, according to the court records.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overturned
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At one point, the Port of Astoria dispatched a 32-foot fiberglass replica of sea lions’ primary predator, the orca, outfitted with real orca sounds, that almost immediately capsized.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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At least 30 passengers were killed when their boat capsized in September, while 25 others died in similar circumstances in July.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Jan. 2026
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Photo by Anne Arundel County Fire Department In Harford County, crews rescued four cows, a bull and a horse after a barn collapsed.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Sutton said Minneapolis policing has collapsed since the 2020 unrest, noting the city is authorized for about 900 officers but now has roughly 550, with only around 265 patrol officers available to police the entire city.—
Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Antoine’s trees were eventually felled after the plantation changed hands multiple times after the death of enslaver Roman.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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For every tree felled in the development of the hotel, two saplings were planted, and what's more, for every day that a guest decides to forgo housekeeping, a new tree will be planted (there's a nifty switch in your room so staff know).—
Grainne McBride,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Uruguay — Now take the above scenario, but imagine Uruguay upsets its towering South American neighbor in the round of 32.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Atlanta Falcons’ upset over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 17 changed everything.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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It’s been only about three weeks since Trump toppled Maduro, and already a long line of other flashpoints — from immigration enforcement to Greenland — are distracting attention from what his administration is doing in Caracas.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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More than 7,000 people remain without power in Georgia's White County after the weekend's ice storm toppled trees and felled power lines.—
CBS News Atlanta,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Virtually half the team has turned over after going 9-4 in what now is last season.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The case will be turned over to the Prosecutor’s Office for review after the investigation.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Overturned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overturned. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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