as in to fall
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily
the tower of blocks toppled even though I bumped into it ever so slightly
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Recent Examples of topple
Healing the nation Up to 1,400 people were killed in the July 2024 revolution that toppled Hasina in addition to some 3,500 extrajudicially disappeared during the last 15 years of her despotic reign.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Observers of the region believe Berisha, who was prime minister from 2005 to 2013 and faced his own corruption charges, is angling to topple the socialist prime minister and main political rival, Rama, and return to power.
—Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Enter Sun Ra, brimming with eccentric insurrection, claiming his music’s power to topple walls.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
The other was the first day of that month when Adam delivered a pitch and almost immediately toppled to the dirt.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Observers of the region believe Berisha, who was prime minister from 2005 to 2013 and faced his own corruption charges, is angling to topple the socialist prime minister and main political rival, Rama, and return to power.
—Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Enter Sun Ra, brimming with eccentric insurrection, claiming his music’s power to topple walls.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
The other was the first day of that month when Adam delivered a pitch and almost immediately toppled to the dirt.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for topple
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The wait time can fall anywhere between six minutes and six hours.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Dua Lipa and Callum Turner, as a powerhouse couple, that fall more in step with the likes of Hailey and Justin Bieber’s individual style statements than, say, Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet’s joint method dressing.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2026
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Jaelin Kauff is easily through after her quarterfinal opponent Anastassiya Gordodko stumbles.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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Gold-medal favorite figure skater Ilia Malinin stumbled to eighth in stunning fashion, citing the pressure of his first Olympics.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Square-jawed detectives were tripping over corpses at midtown construction sites, blind vigilantes were redecorating Hell’s Kitchen with body parts and even poor Lester the doorman ended up dead in an Upper West Side courtyard fountain.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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Finland had a power play opportunity after a tripping call against Slovakia's captain, Tomas Tatar.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
11 Feb. 2026
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Beer that turned green − possibly a chemical reaction with the drugs Dominque Pelicot had been slipping into her drinks and food to render her unconscious for the rapes.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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According to the National Center for State Courts, Connecticut ranks 21st in wages for general jurisdiction judges, but that slips to 42nd once adjusted for regional differences in cost of living.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2026
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Insurance brokers tumbled on another program tied to OpenAI.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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Set your dryer to tumble-dry on low.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Topple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topple. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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