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
The International Organization for Migration said the boat overturned Friday north of Zuwara, a city on the northwest coast of Libya that's about 180 miles from the Italian island of Lampedusa, which many migrants attempt to reach by boat from the African coastline.
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CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Maxwell has also been seeking to have her conviction overturned, arguing that she was wrongfully convicted.
—Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The Oklahoma Supreme Court overturned last year’s version because the Education Department failed to give proper notice of fundamental content changes made shortly before a state board approved the standards.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 9 Feb. 2026
The Virginia Court of Appeals overturned the verdict in 2024 and remanded it back to the lower court for a new trial.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
Nothing from that was successful in showing that there was any type of widespread voter fraud that would've overturned the results of the 2020 election.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Bennett appeared to score early, but the goal was overturned on a coach’s challenge.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
At issue in the cases is a law the court already overturned in 2010.
—Jozsef Papp, AJC.com, 5 Feb. 2026
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
CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Maxwell has also been seeking to have her conviction overturned, arguing that she was wrongfully convicted.
—Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The Oklahoma Supreme Court overturned last year’s version because the Education Department failed to give proper notice of fundamental content changes made shortly before a state board approved the standards.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 9 Feb. 2026
The Virginia Court of Appeals overturned the verdict in 2024 and remanded it back to the lower court for a new trial.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
Nothing from that was successful in showing that there was any type of widespread voter fraud that would've overturned the results of the 2020 election.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Bennett appeared to score early, but the goal was overturned on a coach’s challenge.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
At issue in the cases is a law the court already overturned in 2010.
—Jozsef Papp, AJC.com, 5 Feb. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overturned
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Geneva - The United Nations migration agency said Monday that 53 people were dead or missing after a boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan coast.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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The migrant boat capsized and sank due to the severity of the impact, causing all passengers on board to fall into the sea a few miles off the coast of Turkey, the statement said.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Bulls eventually collapsed in a 136-120 loss to the Nuggets before a sellout crowd of 20,939, but the start of the latest rebuild that can’t be called a rebuild was off to an interesting first step nonetheless.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Desperate social media posts from residents reached a fever pitch over the past week, with residents sharing photos of sheets of ice on exterior walls and a ceiling collapsed on cars in a garage.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2026
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Cortina Mayor Gianluca Lorenzi received death threats after centuries-old trees were felled to make way for a $131 million bobsledding track.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
9 Feb. 2026
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Afterward, Agnes and I were felled by the kind of hunger that overtakes only those who have exerted themselves in cold weather.—
Boris Fishman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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The administration's hardline immigration enforcement has upset millions of Americans who supported deporting immigrants with criminal records but who are uncomfortable with the aggressive tactics and detention of longtime community members and their children.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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Hayley’s very upset by it, and that upsets Mickey, and that’s probably one of the biggest driving motivations for him, not just to save his own life, but to save his daughter and his family from the ramifications of this.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The other was the first day of that month when Adam delivered a pitch and almost immediately toppled to the dirt.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Bangladesh votes on Thursday in the first election since a Gen Z rebellion toppled an ageing autocrat – an uprising tens of millions of young people dreamt could chart a new course for their country.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Andrade turned over his records to the State Attorney’s Office in Leon County, as well as the FBI.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2026
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After being pronounced dead, her body was turned over to the Delaware Division of Forensic Science for an autopsy.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Overturned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overturned. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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