overthrew

past tense of overthrow

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overthrew
Verb
  • The storm washed out her gravel drive, damaged the roads and toppled power lines.
    Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The winds toppled trees and destroyed homes.
    Anna Gordon, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The trail of destruction and mass displacement across Lebanon has rapidly upended a fragile status quo between Israel and Hezbollah.
    Ruth Michaelson / Beirut, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • On Thursday, Biden met with victims in Perry, Florida, whose lives were upended after the storm.
    Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • In April, Osbourne told Rolling Stone he was overwhelmed by the excitement his friends and fans have expressed about his induction.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The lack of pressure on the ball created an overflow of drives to the rim for opponents that overwhelmed their typically trusty, defensive center.
    Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Designers believed that form should follow function and razed the superfluous embellishments in favor of a minimalistic approach.
    Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 3 Oct. 2024
  • More than a thousand civilians are dead, more than a million have fled their homes, and entire city blocks have been razed.
    Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The distillery operated sporadically before being mothballed in 1998 and demolished in 2013.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Buildings on site tied to the Cadillac dealership have already been demolished as part of the redevelopment plans, including a parts service building and a collision, paint, and repair center.
    Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Clampdown on press freedom in Cambodia Rights groups say Cambodia’s once thriving media sector has been decimated in recent years by former strongman Hun Sen, who ruled the country for more than three decades before handing power to his eldest son Hun Manet in 2022.
    Helen Regan, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Nasrallah's assassination followed two weeks of precise Israeli strikes that have destroyed weapons sites, eliminated half of Hezbollah's leadership council and decimated its top military command.
    Samia Nakhoul and Laila Bassam, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near overthrew

Cite this Entry

“Overthrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overthrew. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

More from Merriam-Webster on overthrew

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!