Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumped (over)
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Virtually half the team has turned over after going 9-4 in what now is last season.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026 -
The case will be turned over to the Prosecutor’s Office for review after the investigation.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
27 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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It’s been only about three weeks since Trump toppled Maduro, and already a long line of other flashpoints — from immigration enforcement to Greenland — are distracting attention from what his administration is doing in Caracas.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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More than 7,000 people remain without power in Georgia's White County after the weekend's ice storm toppled trees and felled power lines.—
CBS News Atlanta,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Following the trend of beauty inverted with fashion, press-on stiletto nails—seen in matte white, silver sparkles, and ruby red—were earrings.—
Essence,
Essence,
30 Jan. 2026
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The plane, however, crashed during takeoff, leaving the jet burning and inverted on the tarmac, killing everyone on board.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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By 2020, British politics had been upended by a vote to leave the EU, while relations between the two countries had become strained after Beijing introduced new security laws in Hong Kong seen as breaking the terms of the former British colony's handover to China in 1997.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
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The film follows Callie and Minnie’s relationship, which is suddenly upended at the start of the summer before their senior year of high school.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But the conviction was overturned and a new trial was ordered because prosecutors failed to disclose evidence that a group of jailhouse informants was illegally used to garner incriminating statements by Smith.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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The panel’s opinion overturned Sjostrom’s ruling on the inactive voters and upheld his ruling on the petitions gathered by non-residents — with the net effect of allowing both directives to invalidate signatures.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
26 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
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Mamdani’s team learned to use the Post to its advantage in limited ways, posting screengrabs of New York Post headlines intended to upset conservative readers that the campaign thought made Mamdani look good.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Andy Ruiz replaced him and upset Joshua.—
Isabel Yip,
NBC news,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Tumped (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumped%20%28over%29. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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