as in to capsize
to turn on one's side or upside down
afraid that my kayak would overturn
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as in veto
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as in overthrow
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Recent Examples of overturn
Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
One of the vehicles was overturned and on its roof.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
In a bold statement on reproductive rights, especially given the controversial Supreme Court overturn of Roe vs. Wade back in 2022, Area collaborated with Tinder for its fall 2024 show this year.
—Kanika Talwar, WWD, 30 Sep. 2024
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Verb
The appeal asked the City Council to overturn the approval and send the applicant team back to the drawing board.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
One of the vehicles was overturned and on its roof.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
That led to the overturn of Roe v. Wade and other conservative advances.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
In a bold statement on reproductive rights, especially given the controversial Supreme Court overturn of Roe vs. Wade back in 2022, Area collaborated with Tinder for its fall 2024 show this year.
—Kanika Talwar, WWD, 30 Sep. 2024
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Faustino Romero De La Cruz admitted in a plea agreement to coordinating the transportation of more than 10 migrants from Mexico to the United States in a boat that ended up capsizing on the morning of April 10, 2022.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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The boat capsized and three girls were found unconscious in the water. FWC GPS forensic report 6:37 p.m. | ICW Marker 15 Within seconds of hitting Marker 15, the boat's speed rapidly declined to 0 mph and only logged data for roughly 42 seconds after the incident.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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One of the knocks on his records, according to the group, was his veto of a bill that would have placed a warning label about air pollution on gas stoves.—
Andrew Sheeler,
Sacramento Bee,
30 Jan. 2025
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So his veto likely would just be a temporary reprieve for those students.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
Orlando Sentinel,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, along with its response to Hamas’s October 7 attacks in Israel, upset this balance, as Moscow’s growing dependence on Iranian military technology drove it closer to Tehran.—
Nicole Grajewski,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Jan. 2025
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Daniels has led the Commanders to six consecutive victories — winning the first five on the final play of scrimmage before upsetting the Lions by double digits.—
Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2025
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The governor’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the veto override.—
Skyler Swisher,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2025
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The first season ended with quite the cliffhanger as the show’s protagonists attempted to expose their employer through an override mechanism where their innies awakened and experienced life as their outies.—
Meredith Blake,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Backstops still remain if that were the case, experts noted: prosecutors could threaten revolt, courts could reject cases that lack proof of a crime or Congress could step in.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
29 Jan. 2025
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The document appears to be prosecutors' notes prepared for a trial before Roman officials on the eve of the Bar Kokhba revolt—a major Jewish uprising against Roman rule that took place between A.D. 132–136.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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According to a 2021 Government Accountability Office report, collapsing the D.C. office drove out the agency’s most experienced employees and more than doubled the number of vacancies.—
Frederick Reimers,
Outside Online,
27 Jan. 2025
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Because several portions of the building had collapsed, firefighters were attempting to subdue the blaze from outside, Baltimore County Fire Department Cpt.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Author of 'Swarm Troopers: How small drones will conquer the world,' following cutting-edge military technology in general and the drone warfare revolution in particular.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Yeh Hsin-wei, a student in Taipei, said Taiwan’s vast semiconductor industry that supplies many of the chips powering the global AI revolution was a better deterrent against Beijing.—
Eric Cheung,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Shiffrin hit the snow, smashed into the gate, toppled over her skis and slid into the protective fence.—
Pat Graham,
The Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2025
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One year after the ice storm that devastated much of the Portland area, toppling hundreds of trees and knocking out power to thousands, some Lake Oswego residents are still working on cleanup and preparing for more extreme weather.—
Axios Portland,
Axios,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Overturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overturn. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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