Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumped (over)
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After leaving the sorority house as upperclassmen, Couch and Mogen lived together at an off-campus home on King Road before Couch graduated early and turned over her lease to Kernodle, who moved in to take her place.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026 -
The investigation was supposedly initiated by the Orlando Police Department and later turned over to state authorities.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 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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Soil is exposed along the bank, which drops off about 10 feet to the water, and toppled trees are scattered along the cloudy brown stream.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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Political figures within Iran criticized the idea of handing over the supreme leader’s title based on heredity and thereby creating a clerical version of the rule of the shah, who was toppled during the 1979 Islamic Revolution.—
Jon Gambrell,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In a moment when success is measured in eyeballs reached, the motivations that first inspired the prominent role of debate in American society have been inverted.—
Talya Zax,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
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The fuselage, or the helicopter's main body, inverted, with it and the tailboom hitting terrain about 150 and 350 feet from the lines, the report added.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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The actress has been developing an adaptation of Araminta Hall’s novel Imperfect Women since 2019, following three longtime friends whose lives are upended when one of them is murdered and secrets start to be uncovered.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Mar. 2026
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In December, Seattle City Council upended the city’s zoning rules to allow for four-story apartment buildings on every residential lot.—
Allie Cannington,
Washington Post,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But the Lakers drew three offensive fouls on Sunday, one on a play originally called a foul on Smart but overturned because Smart was (a) in the lane but outside the restricted area and (b) not moving when OG Anunoby ran over him.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
9 Mar. 2026
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The most famous of these rulings, Citizens United, overturned longstanding limits on independent campaign expenditures by corporations and paved the way for super PACs.—
Daniel Weiner,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Fishing vessel Yankee Rose capsized off the coast of Provincetown, Massachusetts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The jaguar was in the boat that had capsized, but luckily was wedged under a seat, so he was recovered.—
Delbert L. Chears,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
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News was spreading through the gym that Sage Hill had just upset Sierra Canyon 57-54 in Chatsworth in the other Open semifinal — one of the most shocking upsets in state basketball history.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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These weeds require control to prevent upsetting the entire turf ecosystem.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Tumped (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumped%20%28over%29. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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