overturning

verb

present participle of overturn
as in collapsing
to turn on one's side or upside down afraid that my kayak would overturn

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Recent Examples of overturning The players were aware of popular sentiment against overturning the call. — Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026 Earlier this year, Zeldin proposed overturning the landmark finding that climate change is a threat to human health. — Ali Swenson, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026 Buda Mendes / Getty Images FIFA’s Collina said VAR had correctly recommended overturning Zico’s goal after identifying a foul by Marwan Attia on Argentina defender Lisandro Martínez during the attacking possession phase. — Reuters, NBC news, 9 July 2026 Rampaging around towns on the Tasmanian coast, Neil has stolen hearts even as he has been spotted overturning road posts, ramming into cars, sleeping in residential areas and blocking traffic. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 8 July 2026 The tornado packed winds of up to 160 miles per hour, ripping apart homes, overturning vehicles, damaging farmland and leaving more than 4,855 houses damaged across the province, according to CNN, citing Xinhua News Agency. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026 After the Civil War, the 14th Amendment was enacted with the explicit goal of overturning Dred Scott and re-including African-Americans alongside everyone else. — Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 More than 160 years earlier, Galileo's telescopic observations had revealed mountains, valleys, and craters on the lunar surface, overturning the ancient notion that heavenly bodies were perfect spheres. — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 2 July 2026 The ruling is the latest in a series of Supreme Court decisions that have loosened campaign finance restrictions, overturning a 2001 precedent that upheld the spending limits. — Michel Martin, NPR, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overturning
  1. collapsing
  2. capsizing
  3. upsetting
  4. toppling
  5. falling
  6. turning over
  7. upending
  8. tilting
Verb
  • Elsewhere along the Black River, campers clung to collapsing structures and trees as floodwaters surged, while search crews continued looking for a woman swept away with her dogs.
    — Hallie Golden, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • At the same time, though, the league is far more reliant on a regional TV model that’s currently in the midst of collapsing.
    — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of collapsing
Verb
  • The Frontex patrol boat sank off the tiny Greek island of Kastellorizo after capsizing, the coast guard said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Operators of another boat happened to be on the phone with the Coast Guard checking conditions in the inlet and reported the vessel, the Moonstruck, capsizing, according to The Coastland Times.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Definition of capsizing
Verb
  • Led by Haaland, a standout striker, and Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard, the Norwegian team has captured the world’s attention after upsetting five-time champion Brazil in the Round of 16.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2026
  • Saturday offers a star striker showdown between Haaland's Norway and Kane's England; Norway, fresh off upsetting Brazil, is predicted to win 2-1.
    — Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of upsetting
Verb
  • Launch-control starts summon an improbable 1,139 hp, toppling previous Porsche kings such as the hybrid 918 Spyder or the recent Taycan GT Turbo.
    — Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 15 July 2026
  • Statue toppling riots… and the very real possibility of death.
    — Rund Abdelfatah, NPR, 2 July 2026
Definition of toppling
Verb
  • Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
  • Snow rooms, enclosed caverns of ice and snow, sometimes incorporating gently falling flakes, are the latest at-home flex for some of the world’s wealthiest, according to the New York Times.
    — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026
Definition of falling
Verb
  • Kushner said the utility had cooperated with the investigation, turning over data and making PG&E staff available for interviews.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • La Roja then lacks quality and intent, opting instead for little flicks around corners that result in turning over possession.
    — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
Definition of turning over
Verb
  • Budget carriers have been under pressure to go upmarket as larger rivals post revenue growth from the front of the cabin, upending discounters’ once-profitable model of no-frills seating and amenities.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • On June 30, 13 Republicans followed through on those threats, sinking the procedural measure put on the floor by leadership and upending plans to pass several must-pass pieces of legislation ahead of the House’s July 4 recess.
    — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026
Definition of upending
Verb
  • Celebrity CEOs in the feed What’s changed over the past few years is that the format of executive communications is tilting toward social‑native content.
    — Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • Since summer’s first day on June 21, the days have been growing shorter as the Northern Hemisphere slowly starts tilting toward autumn.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of tilting

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