as in falling
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 toppling
Powerful straight-line winds that strafed Carmichael neighborhoods, toppling trees and sending roof shingles and patio furniture flying, blew in on the coattails of thunderstorms that struck the Sacramento area Tuesday.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Esmerelda in particular is one-note, nothing but a vain narcissist obsessed with toppling Ned.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Under Normil’s leadership, Haiti would see the fall of 18 neighborhoods and areas to armed gangs that joined forces in February of 2024 as an alliance known as Viv Ansanm with the goal of toppling the government.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Icicle Shimmer Collection Included in the Icicle Shimmer Collection is a holly jolly snowman juggling snowflakes, an adorable twinkling candy cane adorned with a big red bow, and a toppling tower of presents waiting to be unwrapped.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2025
That's a shame because using the knobs requires two hands to prevent the TinyTV from toppling.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Composite image of a hospital building and a toppling stack of coins.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Widely circulated videos from the storm show these winds toppling tents and shade structures while raising massive dust clouds.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2025
This comes after a strong storm dumped 5 inches to a foot of rain in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, area last week, flooding basements of homes, toppling trees and leaving numerous drivers stranded on flooded roads.
—ABC News, 16 Aug. 2025
Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Esmerelda in particular is one-note, nothing but a vain narcissist obsessed with toppling Ned.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Under Normil’s leadership, Haiti would see the fall of 18 neighborhoods and areas to armed gangs that joined forces in February of 2024 as an alliance known as Viv Ansanm with the goal of toppling the government.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Icicle Shimmer Collection Included in the Icicle Shimmer Collection is a holly jolly snowman juggling snowflakes, an adorable twinkling candy cane adorned with a big red bow, and a toppling tower of presents waiting to be unwrapped.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2025
That's a shame because using the knobs requires two hands to prevent the TinyTV from toppling.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Composite image of a hospital building and a toppling stack of coins.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Widely circulated videos from the storm show these winds toppling tents and shade structures while raising massive dust clouds.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2025
This comes after a strong storm dumped 5 inches to a foot of rain in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, area last week, flooding basements of homes, toppling trees and leaving numerous drivers stranded on flooded roads.
—ABC News, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toppling
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And customers are falling for it.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Other big stories ➤ The median rent on a one-bedroom Phoenix-area apartment is falling after the region led the nation in price increases in 2021.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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His arrival home each night is announced by his sputtering motorcycle and his drunken stumbling up the stairs.—
Adam Solomons,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
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Whew The last thing a team wants to see is its starting quarterback stumbling to the sideline four plays into the season.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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In my heavy-tripping state, the taste is glorious.—
R29 Team,
Refinery29,
1 Sep. 2025
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Surveillance video showed that Trigg accidentally fell into the pool after tripping and falling on an inflatable chair.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Most of them are slipping after the band left the country and finished its domestic tour dates, but the fact that so many full-lengths are still on the books shows in any capacity how the reunion has reignited interest in the rockers’ back catalog.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Saving Thomas Jefferson’s favorite seed Winn also feels the traditions slipping.—
Lila Hempel-Edgers,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Sep. 2025
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Or the opposite, suddenly words are tumbling onto a page as if someone else is conducting.—
Beverly Gologorsky
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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Renee Parenteau To say that Shannon Miller knows about tumbling in gymnastics would be an understatement.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Toppling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toppling. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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