as in capsizes
to turn on one's side or upside down
afraid that my kayak would overturn
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as in overrides
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as in overthrows
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Recent Examples of overturns
Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
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
Verb
Helm topples trees, uproots crops, overturns feed stacks, steals loose blankets.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
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
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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
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When a violent storm nearly capsizes them, the family awakes in a desert land.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Among all the districts in Maricopa County, Higley has proposed one of the priciest overrides for property owners, equaling $383 a year in property taxes for the average homeowner within district boundaries.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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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
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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
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The project blends survivalist horror with psychological thriller elements, examining how far people will go to survive when society collapses.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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As the party collapses into collective, mob-like madness, despair is unleashed along with paranoia, depravity, violence, and carnage.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That means the opposition could no longer have the necessary two-thirds of legislators’ votes to override presidential vetoes.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Nationwide, La Libertad Avanza increased its seats in the lower house from 37 to 64, positioning Milei to more easily defend his vetoes and executive decrees that have defined his economic agenda.—
Christina Shaw,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Green Bay was on the wrong end of one of the biggest upsets in years last Sunday, losing to the Panthers as two-touchdown underdogs.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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All six of those teams have either two or three total conference games left on their schedule, so the chances for those upsets to take place are minimal.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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And King Priam, at great personal risk, shows up with a ransom and falls on his knees and clasps Achilles’ hand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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As Venus and Chiron clash, an attempt to connect with a new acquaintance falls flat.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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These partial repeals were less effective, producing smaller and less persistent increases in vaccination rates than those from total repeal.—
Anthony Bald,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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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
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“Overturns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overturns. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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