Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tump (over)
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People flocked to their TVs, bars and watch parties in droves to catch the Knicks topple Goliath.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
17 June 2026 -
Standing before it, Khalaf saw how the wall of the adjacent building had toppled onto the ground floor, flooding the shop with rubble and coating everything with a film of fine gray dust.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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By December 1959, President Dwight Eisenhower’s CIA director had approved plans to overthrow the Castro government.—
Kevin A. Young,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
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The painting is assumed to depict the Greek myth of a Titan who eats his own offspring, terrified that one of his children will overthrow him.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Pink started things literally inverted, with one of her famous aerial tricks to begin her opening number.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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Rafael Nadal, the 22-time Grand Slam champion, with 14 of them in Paris lived his views on the matter by inverting this paradox.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
6 June 2026
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Family members later voluntarily turned over the equipment to law enforcement, according to the complaint.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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Proper's family turned over to authorities equipment that included several thousand rounds of ammunition, two plate carriers with AR-style magazines, an AR-style rifle and a bullpup rifle painted with an American flag.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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Seventeen states led by New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Trump in May to overturn the president's ban.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
9 Dec. 2025
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The Ford struck with the Toyota, drove off the road, hit a wooden light pole and a metal highway sign, and overturned, DiMartino said in a news release.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Tump (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tump%20%28over%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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