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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Recent Examples of overturns
Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
Simpler flight design The concept overturns the idea that shock waves must be reduced.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
The decision overturns decades of practice during which immigrants without criminal convictions typically received bond hearings during their immigration cases.
—Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
She is now prohibited from providing services anywhere in Texas unless a court overturns the order.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
If a team successfully overturns a call, the challenge is retained.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
The decision immediately overturns the sweeping tariffs that Trump enacted last year on most imports.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
The Constitutional Court overturns the legislature’s impeachment of Prime Minister Han, restoring his powers as the country’s acting leader.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
The state Supreme Court ruling in favor of the referendum overturns a lower court’s block against the Democrats’ redistricting maneuver.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
Such a determination would require new radiocarbon dating that overturns the original results, which would involve clipping and destroying another snippet of shroud—a step that the Vatican is unlikely to allow.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
Simpler flight design The concept overturns the idea that shock waves must be reduced.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
The decision overturns decades of practice during which immigrants without criminal convictions typically received bond hearings during their immigration cases.
—Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
She is now prohibited from providing services anywhere in Texas unless a court overturns the order.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
If a team successfully overturns a call, the challenge is retained.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
The decision immediately overturns the sweeping tariffs that Trump enacted last year on most imports.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
The Constitutional Court overturns the legislature’s impeachment of Prime Minister Han, restoring his powers as the country’s acting leader.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
The state Supreme Court ruling in favor of the referendum overturns a lower court’s block against the Democrats’ redistricting maneuver.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overturns
Verb
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Based on a tragic true-life incident, director Joe Carnahan's survival thriller stars Zachary Levi as one of four friends who head out on a fishing expedition and their boat capsizes in a nasty storm.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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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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The deluge of overrides was seen as a rebuke to Adams, who was frequently at odds with the former council lead by former speaker Adrienne Adams.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2026
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First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro blasted the overrides, saying the proposals are efforts to shift more power to the council and dilute the authority of the mayor’s office.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Dec. 2025
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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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As matter collapses inside a black hole and densities rise toward the Planck scale, the torsion of spacetime begins to generate a repulsive effect.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
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When that function collapses and every joke is screened for loyalty, society loses one of its best safeguards against tribal conformity.—
Robert Lynch,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Democrats, with their supermajority, can also override the governor’s vetoes.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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But Orbán's vetoes have limited EU responses.—
SAM McNEIL,
Arkansas Online,
7 Apr. 2026
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His play, along with teammates Kai Valentine, Cooper Ellwood and Davis May, propelled Rock Canyon to Coliseum upsets in the Final Four and championship game.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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While this year’s tournament has been lacking Cinderellas, the dearth of upsets means the four teams remaining are truly some of the best in the country.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That means Easter Sunday never falls later than April 25.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
4 Apr. 2026
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On shrill winter nights, Moscow’s power is conspicuous, its Orthodox cathedrals and Stalinist high-rises illuminated, though the view falls dim in the autumn and spring, shrouded in sheets of greige.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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In agreeing to hear the pair of cases, the justices did not disturb the lower court rulings that blocked the repeals for now.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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The trash and parking fee repeals might be uniquely attractive to a broad swath of San Diegans in a way that may not translate to competitive bidding changes or even pension reform.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Overturns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overturns. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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