TUMPED (OVER) Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

tumped (over)

verb

past tense of tump (over), chiefly Southern

as in pitchpoled

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However, before it was stopped, it was found that the IRS had already turned over the addresses of 47,000 people to ICE.

— Ken Sweet, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
As part of the Herald’s records request, the county turned over a competing courthouse proposal by another Miami developer, Moishe Mana.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of turned over

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Jersey Mike’s recently toppled Chick-fil-A in the 2026 study, although Chick-fil-A’s score was unchanged from a year ago.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
The tent is still at capacity, only one cake has toppled over, and the viewing public is still sizing up the show’s newest judge, Nigella Lawson.

— Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of toppled

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The changing politics of immigration have also upended support for religious refugees.

— Matthew Schmitz, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
Major scandals involving Petrobras, the state oil company, and construction giants financed by the national development bank BNDES upended large deals that Brazil had secured across Latin America.

— MATIAS SPEKTOR, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of upended

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And although American vagrancy laws were deemed unconstitutionally vague and overturned in 1972, police maintained the authority to make arrests based on suspicious types of nonaction.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
That judgment, however, was overturned on a procedural issue.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of overturned

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The crew of a civilian boat, the Tripiti, rescued four people the day after the boat capsized, the Coast Guard said.

— David Goodhue October 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Weeks later, Harris and his brother went fishing in Suisun Bay, where their boat capsized, and Harris was reported missing.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of capsized

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Cleveland used its rushing attack to upset Crenshaw on the road.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
In April, Peruvians, upset by the sharpest monthly inflation spike in the country in more than 30 years, showed how economic anxiety can upend politics and open the door to populists.

— DAN RESTREPO, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026

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