tump (over)

chiefly Southern

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Verb
  • The deadly blast toppled American notions of safety, exposed anti-government rage and unified a grieving city.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
  • But as the damage fades and the years march on, toppled trees and downed branches create gaps in the canopy that let light penetrate to the forest floor.
    Marina Wang, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The 1991 Gulf War succeeded because the George H. W. Bush administration aimed only to expel Iraq from Kuwait and not to overthrow Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
    Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
  • And as the challenger mounting a last-ditch attempt to overthrow his control, Cristin Milioti delivers a superb performance.
    Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • That led to the Saints to overset the edge or overrun the ball carrier, creating huge cutback lanes.
    Lance Reisland, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022
  • McGovern will often overset shaded defensive linemen, which opens up the inside move for defenders.
    John Owning, Dallas News, 1 June 2020
Verb
  • Learning in progress inverts that dynamic by delivering smaller nuggets of more relevant, personalized learning to employees whenever it’s needed and as often as required.
    John Kannapell, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Universal’s Stardust Racers is the frontrunner for best new coaster of 2025 The Wolf’s Revenge will be similar to Phoenix Rising at Busch Garden Tampa — a much shorter and slightly faster B&M family inverted coaster that opened last summer.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The list included turning over admissions and hiring data, abolishing diversity programs and complying with federal orders regarding foreign students.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Resist the pressure to turn over funds on the spot via wire transfers, payment apps, gift cards, cryptocurrency or, of course, gold bars.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Still to be determined is Vessel’s plan in Glastonbury; the town rejected it, and Vessel won a Superior Court lawsuit to overturn that decision.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The case had long been viewed by Palin and other conservatives as a possible vehicle to overturn the 1964 U.S. Supreme Court landmark New York Times v. Sullivan.
    Luc Cohen, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Tump (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tump%20%28over%29. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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