as in fell
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 toppled
Standing before it, Khalaf saw how the wall of the adjacent building had toppled onto the ground floor, flooding the shop with rubble and coating everything with a film of fine gray dust.
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
The silo then toppled and the surrounding area became engulfed in the fire, the office said.
—ABC News, 15 June 2026
An 85-year old retired statistician who loved nature and long walks was killed in a freak accident when a sudden storm toppled a tree that crushed him in a Queens park.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026
For oil, Iran’s Mohammed Mossadegh was toppled in 1953.
—Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
The storms toppled trees and caused power outages across southwestern Pennsylvania.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 14 June 2026
The master lawsuit also targets a slew of defendants who have been blamed for overgrown brush, toppled wooden power poles, natural gas explosions and a lack of water, all contributing to the mammoth blaze.
—Tony Saavedra, Daily News, 10 June 2026
Lasers, punches, and tail swings toppled skyscrapers, giving each battle a cool, cinematic feel.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 9 June 2026
But in a world of PalmPilots and BlackBerrys, it was toppled by flashier competition and discontinued in 1998 — even though it is credited with paving the way for the iPhone.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 8 June 2026
Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
The silo then toppled and the surrounding area became engulfed in the fire, the office said.
—ABC News, 15 June 2026
An 85-year old retired statistician who loved nature and long walks was killed in a freak accident when a sudden storm toppled a tree that crushed him in a Queens park.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026
For oil, Iran’s Mohammed Mossadegh was toppled in 1953.
—Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
The storms toppled trees and caused power outages across southwestern Pennsylvania.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 14 June 2026
The master lawsuit also targets a slew of defendants who have been blamed for overgrown brush, toppled wooden power poles, natural gas explosions and a lack of water, all contributing to the mammoth blaze.
—Tony Saavedra, Daily News, 10 June 2026
Lasers, punches, and tail swings toppled skyscrapers, giving each battle a cool, cinematic feel.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 9 June 2026
But in a world of PalmPilots and BlackBerrys, it was toppled by flashier competition and discontinued in 1998 — even though it is credited with paving the way for the iPhone.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toppled
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Aalto University / Mahdi Asgari History is filled with stories of the great being felled by the puny.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 June 2026
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And those are the lucky ones, who weren’t felled by late-season injuries and bumped from the tournament the way Brazil’s Rodrygo, Japan’s Kaoru Mitoma and Germany’s Serge Gnabry were.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2026
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Because the 59-year-old MAGA actor has stumbled into a debate that’s been vexing DC fans for more than six decades.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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The memorial effort dragged for years as the private onePulse Foundation, originally tasked to create it, stumbled and then collapsed amid excessive ambition that produced a plan for a $100 million memorial and museum the group had no ability to fund.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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Four years later in Italy, the waterworks went again, as those infernal penalty kicks tripped us up against West Germany in the semifinal.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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According to the family's lawsuit against DPD, Officer Verona Shaw tripped on the steps while entering the backyard.—
Alysia Burgio,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Only two failed transfers occurred, both involving extremely thin pieces that slipped from the chopsticks.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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His approval rating on the economy slipped two points, to 30%, from April and his rating on inflation was also down two points, to 22%, while 19% approve of his handling of gas prices in the latest poll.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Shares tumbled on the announcement.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
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Dave & Buster's tumbled more than 15% after the restaurant and family entertainment company badly missed Wall Street's first-quarter profit targets.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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“Toppled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toppled. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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