as in capsized
to turn on one's side or upside down
afraid that my kayak would overturn
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Recent Examples of overturned
At least 16 people have been killed and 20 others injured when a bus transporting passengers to South Africa's Eastern Cape province overturned in the early hours of Thursday.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
One notable example came in 2024, when Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes’ red card was overturned by the Football Association of England.
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Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Where an outcome that seems assured can be overturned in the final minutes to the collective roar of an international cast of thousands?
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Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
The Biden administration sought to provide widespread debt relief, making a number of incremental measures to reduce borrowers’ debt even as its more sweeping effort got overturned at the Supreme Court.
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Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The court’s liberals complained that the majority’s ruling restricting challenges to legislative districts as unfair to minority voters essentially overturned a previous decision – even if the opinion didn’t say so.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
By the time that ruling was overturned, Williams had already hired an agent, ending his college career.
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Matt Baker,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
The justices, by a 6-3 vote, granted an appeal from New York prosecutors who had urged them to undo a federal appeals court decision that overturned the verdict.
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CBS News,
22 June 2026
But a New York Federal Reserve study in March found that credit delinquencies, especially among people under 40, have surged in the more than 30 states that legalized sports gambling since 2018, when the Supreme Court overturned a federal ban.
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Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
ABC News,
2 July 2026
One notable example came in 2024, when Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes’ red card was overturned by the Football Association of England.
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Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Where an outcome that seems assured can be overturned in the final minutes to the collective roar of an international cast of thousands?
—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
The Biden administration sought to provide widespread debt relief, making a number of incremental measures to reduce borrowers’ debt even as its more sweeping effort got overturned at the Supreme Court.
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Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The court’s liberals complained that the majority’s ruling restricting challenges to legislative districts as unfair to minority voters essentially overturned a previous decision – even if the opinion didn’t say so.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
By the time that ruling was overturned, Williams had already hired an agent, ending his college career.
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Matt Baker,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
The justices, by a 6-3 vote, granted an appeal from New York prosecutors who had urged them to undo a federal appeals court decision that overturned the verdict.
—
CBS News,
22 June 2026
But a New York Federal Reserve study in March found that credit delinquencies, especially among people under 40, have surged in the more than 30 states that legalized sports gambling since 2018, when the Supreme Court overturned a federal ban.
—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overturned
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Three children died and seven other people were rescued after a recreational boat capsized on Geneva Lake in southeastern Wisconsin during a fast-moving severe storm on July 3, authorities said.
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Of the 10 people on the boat, seven were rescued after the boat capsized, a spokesperson for the Walworth County Sheriff's Office confirmed to the outlet.
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Witnesses said ambulances and rescue workers rushed to the scene after the roof collapsed.
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Families of the people in both apartment buildings – and others that collapsed in the area – have uploaded videos to social media in the days after the earthquake, pleading for help.
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That the forest below has not been felled but has swelled, along with its creatures, is hugely the work of Dharana’s owners, the de Souza family.
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The most dangerous situation appeared to be on Barrington Avenue, west of East Dundee Village Hall, where a light, a utility pole and part of a parkway tree were felled by strong winds, leaving power lines dangling across the road.
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France will play Paraguay in the round of 16 on Saturday, facing the team that eliminated Germany in a shocking upset during a penalty shootout on Monday.
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Unfortunately for Freddy’s team, Germany was upset by Paraguay in a penalty shootout in the round of 32, ending their World Cup title hopes in the first knockout stage.
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Temperature records were toppled in several countries on the weekend, wildfires were sparked in Germany and Berlin police used water cannons to cool down the crowds.
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Temperature records were toppled in several countries on the weekend as wildfires were sparked in Germany and Berlin police used water cannons to cool down the crowds.
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Green's office started seeing dozens of properties turned over to different LLCs.
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The store turned over its windows and breezeway in the 59th Street flagship to the activewear brand, resulting in sales that more than doubled its past volume, Newell said.
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“Overturned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overturned. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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