overturns 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of overturn

overturns

2 of 2

noun

plural of overturn

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of overturns
Noun
The ruling overturns only one of two lower court decisions to block the deployment of the National Guard in Portland, and because a second decision is still in force, troops can’t immediately be mobilized. Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025 The zoning board's vote effectively overturns a different board's decision blocking demolition of the Alpine lodge. Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025 The new work overturns that picture. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025 The decision overturns a ruling by a lower-court judge in 2023 who had declared the law unconstitutional after previously blocking it from taking effect in 2021. Reuters, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025 The delight of it, the source of its generous dollops of camp melodrama, comes from its ability to convince you that maybe, just maybe, this will be the thing that finally overturns the apple cart. Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overturns
Verb
  • The group gets stranded at sea off the coast of Florida when their boat capsizes, leading Coast Guard Captain Timothy Close (Duhamel) to oversee the efforts to bring them home as a storm looms.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
  • When a violent storm nearly capsizes them, the family awakes in a desert land.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Some analysts warn that investors may now have to factor in political risk ranging from regulatory intervention to executive overrides.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Some contracts restrict agents' flexibility, cut their overrides or tether them to systems that don't support their style of working.
    Angela Palo, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • New York made four errors on the evening, including two overthrows that led to multiple free bases on the same play.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Fields, who went 7-of-11 on the day, had a few overthrows on plays that likely were sacks.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • When the ceiling collapses in her Montauk apartment, she’s forced to move to a bleak low-rent motel.
    Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Ares instead collapses the two, transporting technology from the other universe—like the light cycle, a futuristic motorcycle that’s become a franchise icon—onto real-world streets.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Newsom also issued some vetoes, including on a bill that would have made data centers be more transparent about their water use.
    Kate Wolffe October 14, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Voters will ultimately decide if the governor pays a political price for any of these signings or vetoes.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Barring any massive upsets next week, this game is for the Epsilon League championship.
    Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Nothing should be taken for granted, but with only Syracuse, NC State, Boston College and Pitt left on their ACC slate, the Yellow Jackets would likely have to absorb two significant upsets to miss out on the ACC title game.
    Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When fear takes over, the price often falls well below its value.
    Steve Booren, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The movement of aid has increased through Israel’s border, but on a scale that Palestinians say falls short of the needs of a destitute populace.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The repeals still need to make it into the final version of the defense policy legislation hashed out both chambers, but the effort clearly has momentum.
    Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The repeals do not conclude the litigation.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025

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“Overturns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overturns. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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