Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumped (over)
Verb
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Lindenhurst residents and lawyers for Cine's family also said the footage should've been turned over faster.—
Carolyn Gusoff,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026 -
The canoe turned over; Pedro disappeared.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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In the Cape and Islands League, Ava Shaw had 18 points as Sandwich (7-2) toppled Monomoy 49-23.—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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Iran has been a theocracy since 1979, when clerics toppled a secular monarch allied with the West, leading to the formation of the Islamic Republic led by Khamenei’s predecessor, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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On his last record, Reduction of Man, Jaffe inverted his approach, triggering events for his group to respond to rather than augmenting his own playing.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
20 Dec. 2025
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For bras, ensure the cups have been readjusted to their appropriate shape and aren’t accidentally inverted before laying them out to dry.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
19 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The attacks have upended shipping in the Red Sea, through which about $1 trillion of goods pass annually.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Marcus Jones later upended a scrambling Justin Herbert at the 2-yard line on third-and-goal to force a fourth-down attempt.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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By an 11-1 vote, a Miami-Dade County jury originally sentenced him to death, but that sentence was overturned in 2017 after a new state law ruled it unconstitutional for a death sentence to be imposed without a unanimous jury verdict, according to the court records.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Weinstein was found guilty of third-degree rape of Mann in early 2020, but that conviction was overturned in 2024 by a New York state appeals court.—
Adam Reiss,
NBC news,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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At one point, the Port of Astoria dispatched a 32-foot fiberglass replica of sea lions’ primary predator, the orca, outfitted with real orca sounds, that almost immediately capsized.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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At least 30 passengers were killed when their boat capsized in September, while 25 others died in similar circumstances in July.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Uruguay — Now take the above scenario, but imagine Uruguay upsets its towering South American neighbor in the round of 32.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Atlanta Falcons’ upset over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 17 changed everything.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Tumped (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumped%20%28over%29. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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