as in to fall
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily
the tower of blocks toppled even though I bumped into it ever so slightly
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Recent Examples of topple
Severe storms slammed the Kansas City area on Tuesday, with high winds toppling a tractor-trailer on Interstate 435; overturning portable toilets and barriers at the Truman Sports Complex, where the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals play; and downing trees.
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Arkansas Online, 5 June 2025
The vehicle’s engine toppled over the roof and into the flag pole, damaging the base and cracking its foundation.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
But those tactics failed to win back more Israeli hostages or fully topple Hamas – the country’s most urgent goals.
—Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 20 May 2025
The region went dark late Saturday morning, after a high-voltage line in the region toppled over, RTE said on X.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
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Arkansas Online, 5 June 2025
The vehicle’s engine toppled over the roof and into the flag pole, damaging the base and cracking its foundation.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
But those tactics failed to win back more Israeli hostages or fully topple Hamas – the country’s most urgent goals.
—Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 20 May 2025
The region went dark late Saturday morning, after a high-voltage line in the region toppled over, RTE said on X.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for topple
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Reckoning for three weekends, but the Tom Cruise-starrer fell only 31 percent in its fourth outing to $10.3 million from 2,942 theaters for a domestic tally of $166.3 million.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2025
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What once looked like a promising season is falling apart for the Kansas City Royals.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2025
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Scott made the turn at even-par but a bogey-bogey-double bogey stumble from holes Nos. 14-16 ended his tournament.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Then in 2022, with escalating inflation and consumer pressure, the stock stumbled again with a 63% drop.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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First, Kane, who took four penalties in Monday’s Game 3, was called for high-sticking forward Tomas Nosek and then Nurse tripped Barkov.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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Longer trips sail to Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico, and Honduras.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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If wider markets slip, so may the appetite for future fintech floats.—
Ron Shevlin,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Mission slipped into 2025 because ULA needed more Vulcan rocket hardware beyond Cert-2 and the two USSF missions that took priority over the Dream Chaser flight.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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That prompted a sell-off in stocks on Friday, with the Dow tumbling more than 700 points in the session.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
15 June 2025
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In Henry King’s Jesse James (1939), Jesse and Frank, that is Tyrone Power and Henry Fonda, which is to say their stunt doubles, ride their horses over a cliff and tumble 70 feet into the Lake of the Ozarks.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
14 June 2025
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“Topple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topple. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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