as in falling
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 toppling
Statue toppling riots… and the very real possibility of death.
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Rund Abdelfatah,
NPR,
2 July 2026
Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton missed the entire 2025-26 campaign to recover from a torn Achilles, but the Pacers were one game away from toppling the Oklahoma City Thunder and winning the 2024-25 championship before Haliburton got hurt.
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Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
But soon after, Venezuela's strongest quakes in more than a century ripped through coastal La Guaira state, toppling the hotel and likely killing most of the deportees there, according to relatives.
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Deisy Buitrago,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
On Wednesday evening, Venezuela was hit with its largest tremors in more than a century — toppling buildings and claiming more than 100 lives.
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Kasha Patel,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
In both cases, tornadoes about 200 yards wide traveled roughly 2 miles, toppling trees, tossing lawn furniture and knocking down power lines.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Organizing your beddings into groups will also help prevent them from toppling over.
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Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
17 June 2026
Such pinches have been toppling financial firms for decades.
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Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
He’s drawn to attempting to achieve things that his predecessors could not, including seizing territory for the United States (Greenland, for sure, but maybe Canada, too) and toppling antagonistic regimes (Venezuela, Iran, possibly Cuba).
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Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
Rund Abdelfatah,
NPR,
2 July 2026
Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton missed the entire 2025-26 campaign to recover from a torn Achilles, but the Pacers were one game away from toppling the Oklahoma City Thunder and winning the 2024-25 championship before Haliburton got hurt.
—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
But soon after, Venezuela's strongest quakes in more than a century ripped through coastal La Guaira state, toppling the hotel and likely killing most of the deportees there, according to relatives.
—
Deisy Buitrago,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
On Wednesday evening, Venezuela was hit with its largest tremors in more than a century — toppling buildings and claiming more than 100 lives.
—
Kasha Patel,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
In both cases, tornadoes about 200 yards wide traveled roughly 2 miles, toppling trees, tossing lawn furniture and knocking down power lines.
—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Organizing your beddings into groups will also help prevent them from toppling over.
—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
17 June 2026
Such pinches have been toppling financial firms for decades.
—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
He’s drawn to attempting to achieve things that his predecessors could not, including seizing territory for the United States (Greenland, for sure, but maybe Canada, too) and toppling antagonistic regimes (Venezuela, Iran, possibly Cuba).
—
Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toppling
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The report will also provide insight into whether American workers’ paychecks are falling further behind inflation.
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But Musk fell short of the yearly 5% minimum the IRS legally requires his foundation to give away, after falling roughly $423 million short in 2023.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has also fallen foul of Germany’s World Cup elimination by Paraguay, after stumbling into a social media debacle following a communications blunder.
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There's been some stumbling plays, thwarted by tripping and dramatic falls.
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Neural pathways controlling core bodily functions — feeling in the limbs, movement and breathing — were collapsing one by one, like circuit breakers tripping in rapid succession.
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The primary question is whether this crowded field of new entrants is actually accomplishing anything, or whether its members are simply tripping over one another with deleterious impact.
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In its latest trends report, Embark says September is pacing ahead of last year in Europe, while July is slipping—the first time that has happened in the company's history.
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Cleveland is probably most at risk of slipping toward the sell side, but the Guardians have made the playoffs two years in a row and have stayed in playoff contention these past three months.
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News of their leaving sent Google’s shares tumbling more than 5% on Monday.
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That shows up clearly in the data, with UK goods exports tumbling relative to other major economies since 2016.
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“Toppling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toppling. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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