tump (over)

chiefly Southern

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tump (over)
Verb
  • In 2011, Barack Obama conducted an 8 month campaign in Libya to topple Gaddafi.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
  • According to an Israeli official familiar with the government’s strategy, Israel is targeting these sites to put pressure on the Iranian administration but is not actively seeking to topple it.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • The royal house was overthrown during the German Revolution that followed World War I, however, two branches still remain in the aristocracy.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 30 June 2025
  • Maryam Rajavi: Within Iran, all those committed to overthrowing this regime stand united.
    Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • That led to the Saints to overset the edge or overrun the ball carrier, creating huge cutback lanes.
    Lance Reisland, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022
  • McGovern will often overset shaded defensive linemen, which opens up the inside move for defenders.
    John Owning, Dallas News, 1 June 2020
Verb
  • By 2010, however, this relationship had inverted, with conservatives expressing the lowest levels of trust in science.
    Matt Motta, Scientific American, 10 July 2025
  • Once the inside of the glass is duly coated with crème de violette, invert entirely to discard excess.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • Staff members who have seen the vast majority of executive leaders turn over in the last 10 months.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
  • The suspect's dog had also been recovered and turned over to a humane society for care, officials said.
    Megan Forrester, ABC News, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • But the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned that decision last year.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2025
  • The bill, which Gov. Mike Kehoe is expected to sign and would begin Aug. 28, would overturn sick leave provisions included in a ballot measure that Missouri voters approved last year.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
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“Tump (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tump%20%28over%29. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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