TUMPING (OVER) Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

tumping (over)

verb

present participle of tump (over), chiefly Southern

as in turning over

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There folks designed their own complimentary Scout Motors Stateside work shirts, choosing from an array of badges before turning over the button-downs to be custom embroidered.

— Lori Majewski, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2026
Burbank has objected to turning over mixed-use lanes to the BRT, saying the regular traffic will back-up or spill over into nearby neighborhoods.

— Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 20 July 2026

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At least 13 people have been confirmed killed in the aftermath of a major earthquake that struck Japan on July 28, toppling buildings and trapping workers in a shopping mall.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Together, the generals staged another coup in 2021, toppling the interim civilian government that had been in power after the fall of Bashir.

— Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

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The adviser told me that, even without drastically expanding the budget or upending the financial markets, Burnham could borrow a bit more to finance public-infrastructure investments and channel money to depressed regions.

— John Cassidy, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
For more than two decades, the duo hauled in more than 4 pounds of clams each morning from the lagoon in the Po River Delta — upending the notion that women were unsuited for such a rigorous job.

— Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Definition of upending

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The court delivered on a long-term goal of the conservative legal movement, overturning a 90-year precedent that had limited the ability of presidents to fire leaders of agencies that Congress designed to be independent.

— Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 30 July 2026
In June, 2025, the Israelis conducted an extended assault that appeared partly aimed at overturning the Iranian government.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

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