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a manager whose arrogance was overtopped only by his ineptitude
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Water levels at Lake Powell threatened to overtop Glen Canyon Dam, so engineers assessed the situation and came up with a solution: plywood.
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Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
Wade tells me that if the gutters are overtopped with water, this can damage your home's foundation.
—Terri Williams, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Consider creating a well of ketchup to dip your hash browns into (rather than drizzling the ketchup overtop them), and legend has it some folks have smuggled their own toppings.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2024
Floodwaters overtopped the 124-foot tall Lake Lure hydroelectric dam today, forcing evacuations from the inundation zone downstream.
—NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
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Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
Wade tells me that if the gutters are overtopped with water, this can damage your home's foundation.
—Terri Williams, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Consider creating a well of ketchup to dip your hash browns into (rather than drizzling the ketchup overtop them), and legend has it some folks have smuggled their own toppings.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2024
Floodwaters overtopped the 124-foot tall Lake Lure hydroelectric dam today, forcing evacuations from the inundation zone downstream.
—NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Overtop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overtop. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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overtop
verb
over·top
ˌō-vər-ˈtäp 
1
: to rise above the top of : go beyond in height
overtopped my cousin by 3 inches
2
: surpass
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