pitchpoling

verb

present participle of pitchpole
as in tumping (over)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitchpoling
  1. inverting
  2. toppling
  3. turning over
  4. upending
  5. capsizing
  6. overturning
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  • The outfit played with the classic pattern by varying the size of the dots and inverting the color scheme.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Digital exports are becoming national strategy across the developing world, and competition among nations is inverting—from offering the cheapest hours to cultivating the most AI-fluent minds.
    — Hammad Ali Nasir, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of inverting
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  • Washington follows this pattern of behavior because sanctions alone rarely—if ever—make a problem disappear, such as by toppling the government responsible.
    — S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Despite the rain and wind toppling over organizer tents, the energy of Souls to the Polls felt akin to a backyard barbecue; organizers say that’s exactly the point.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of toppling
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  • Tech companies are turning over the couch cushions in their hunt for money to fund the AI buildout.
    — Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • State prosecutors announced in July that the federal government had begun turning over evidence in the cases, including police body camera video and hard drives containing statements.
    — Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of turning over
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  • In an email responding to ProPublica’s questions, Eastman acknowledged Mitchell had solicited the memo but disputed his strategy was aimed at upending the election.
    — Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Saudi Ministry of Media | Reuters Deadly attacks on Saudi Arabia's second-busiest airport over the past week are highlighting how conflicts in the Middle East are upending air travel on a larger scale.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of upending
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  • The rip currents and massive surf are capable of capsizing small boats, knocking people off jetties and pulling swimmers out to sea.
    — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Prosecutors said Hernandez piloted the boat into a swell and had accelerated the throttle to try to pass through it until the swell swamped the bow of the boat, capsizing it immediately, a complaint alleged.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of capsizing
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  • Raskin says that impeaching a Cabinet secretary would be less likely to consume Congress's agenda or raise the same concerns about overturning the result of a presidential election.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The questions range from potentially overturning gun laws to repealing the legalization of marijuana to eliminating political party primaries.
    — Digital Producer, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of overturning
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“Pitchpoling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitchpoling. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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