Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tump (over)
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One day in 1997, after a fire, the Giuliani administration sent a wrecking ball to topple the building.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025 -
Cruz’s comments about regime change in Iran put him at odds with some MAGA figures, including Carlson, who oppose efforts to topple the country’s leadership and have warned against President Donald Trump involving the U.S. in Israel’s air strikes on Iran, which began June 13.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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Many Iranians inside Iran today view Israel as their only hope of overthrowing the mullahs.—
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2025
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Reuters — Vietnam will remove the death penalty for eight offenses from next month, including embezzlement and activities aimed at overthrowing the government, parliament said on Wednesday, sparing the life of a tycoon in a $12 billion fraud case.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
25 June 2025
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That led to the Saints to overset the edge or overrun the ball carrier, creating huge cutback lanes.—
Lance Reisland,
cleveland,
23 Dec. 2022
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McGovern will often overset shaded defensive linemen, which opens up the inside move for defenders.—
John Owning,
Dallas News,
1 June 2020
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Meanwhile, America's yield curve remains marginally inverted, creating a tale of two continents for banking profitability and economic momentum.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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The nominal starting formation is a standard 4-3-3 but one of Maresca’s full-backs will usually ‘invert‘, often into the base of midfield and sometimes into one of the attacking half-spaces.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
9 June 2025
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The Thunder have done a great job of turning over a Pacers team that doesn’t typically give the ball away.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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The data turned over to Homeland Security included information about residents of California, Illinois, Washington state and Washington, D.C.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
18 June 2025
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The measure is designed to overturn a series of executive orders by Trump, including banning transgender troops in the U.S. military and blocking transgender students from playing on girls’ sports teams.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2025
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In May 2025, two people pleaded guilty for their roles in what prosecutors called a plot by Bravo to overturn his conviction.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
20 June 2025
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“Tump (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tump%20%28over%29. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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