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
Wembanyama lurched forward, toppled and slammed the right side of his face on the floor.
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Photos from Lena show massive trees toppled over and blocking roads.
—Andrew Kozak, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Trees were toppled, and homes on Canal Street, Bienbille Street and Conti Court took significant damage as parts of roofs and siding were sent flying.
—Kendrick Calfee
updated April 18, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2026
Hanane Aboutoui collected five tallies and an assist as Methuen (4-4) toppled Tewksbury 14-4 in Merrimack Valley Conference action.
—Kevin Barrucci, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Baker can be seen kicking the door, and a man toppled over a couch inside.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Winds had gusted as high as 35-40 mph in Indio during the day Friday, and there were reports of tents being toppled in the campground area at Coachella.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
Today, an election toppled a government whose advantages included support from the governments in both the United States and Russia.
—Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2026
Before the Islamic revolution toppled Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, in 1979, Israel and Iran were close strategic partners.
—Elaine Sciolino, Air Mail, 11 Apr. 2026
Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Photos from Lena show massive trees toppled over and blocking roads.
—Andrew Kozak, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Trees were toppled, and homes on Canal Street, Bienbille Street and Conti Court took significant damage as parts of roofs and siding were sent flying.
—Kendrick Calfee
updated April 18, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2026
Hanane Aboutoui collected five tallies and an assist as Methuen (4-4) toppled Tewksbury 14-4 in Merrimack Valley Conference action.
—Kevin Barrucci, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Baker can be seen kicking the door, and a man toppled over a couch inside.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Winds had gusted as high as 35-40 mph in Indio during the day Friday, and there were reports of tents being toppled in the campground area at Coachella.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
Today, an election toppled a government whose advantages included support from the governments in both the United States and Russia.
—Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2026
Before the Islamic revolution toppled Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, in 1979, Israel and Iran were close strategic partners.
—Elaine Sciolino, Air Mail, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toppled
Verb
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In the piece, the Vicar of Christ is felled not by his oppressors but rather by a random cosmic event.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Jeff Shell, now felled from his presidency of Paramount, is living proof.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Apple has stumbled in its efforts to deliver new features built on AI, as was promised nearly two years ago.—
Kelvin Chan,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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The two were seated courtside at Madison Square Garden in New York when OG Anunoby crashed over a barrier and almost stumbled right into them.—
Emily St. Martin,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Jones made his way off the podium to greet Clinton and tripped getting over to him.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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The skull fracture was likely caused when Martinez tripped while holding Heather a couple weeks before her death, the attorneys found.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Escondido, which is sophomore-heavy, slipped to 4-17 overall, 1-7 in league play and has lost seven in a row.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Arsenal’s biggest spike came in the 59th minute when Kai Havertz, slipped through by Martin Odegaard, fired straight into Gianluigi Donnarumma’s hulking frame from just outside the six-yard box.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Inside him an acrobat tumbled over death.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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American Airlines ' stock tumbled nearly 5%, while United Airlines ' slipped more than 2%.—
Christina Cheddar Berk,Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Toppled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toppled. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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