tump (over)

chiefly Southern

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tump (over)
Verb
  • Although a majority of the Israeli public had been pushing for a hostage-and-ceasefire deal, Netanyahu’s extremist coalition partners have threatened to topple his government if the war ended and the Israeli military withdrew entirely from Gaza.
    Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
  • These novels were published before the revolutions of 1989, which would topple communism in the country.
    Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In September, tens of thousands of Gen Zers mobilized to overthrow the government in the Himalayan nation.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Giménez’s idea is that, if the island becomes poor enough, its people will rise up and overthrow the government.
    Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 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
  • Venture capital has quietly inverted.
    Roman Axelrod, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • In these situations, Liverpool’s centre-backs would find the full-back on their side, while the other wide defender would invert into midfield.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Partial Israeli military pullback Hostage exchange Hamas is expected to free the 20 living hostages in Gaza and to turn over the bodies of 28 others.
    Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The remains were recovered and turned over to the Santa Clara County Crime Lab and Office of the Medical Examiner, which will confirm the remains’ identity and release the man’s name, police said.
    Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Knox was convicted and served four years of a 26-year sentence in an Italian prison before the verdict was overturned.
    Andrew McGowan, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Alito’s invocation of stare decisis is similarly peculiar, especially after authoring the opinion that overturned Roe.
    Samantha Riedel, Them., 6 Oct. 2025
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“Tump (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tump%20%28over%29. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.

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