as in to capsize
to turn on one's side or upside down
afraid that my kayak would overturn
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as in veto
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as in overthrow
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Recent Examples of overturn
Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Viewing the country and this land-reform bill as really being about radical Black people trying to overturn the status quo is just a complete misreading of the last thirty years.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
That led to the overturn of Roe v. Wade and other conservative advances.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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Verb
The effort caught the Pentagon by surprise and was ultimately tangled in court battles until President Joe Biden took office and overturned the policy.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Viewing the country and this land-reform bill as really being about radical Black people trying to overturn the status quo is just a complete misreading of the last thirty years.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
Flashback: There was a rush for IUDs in advance of the first Trump presidency, years before the overturn of Roe v. Wade.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
That led to the overturn of Roe v. Wade and other conservative advances.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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Three people were rescued after a fishing vessel capsized Thursday 40 miles offshore from Caillou Bay, Louisiana, the Coast Guard said in a news statement.—
Cara Tabachnick,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2025
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On the verge of losing all hope, Michael encounters a stern, elderly Japanese soldier (Ken Watanabe) who was stranded there after his military boat capsized during World War II.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2025
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The two nations are among five on the Security Council with veto power, and have been critical of the role of past U.N. peacekeeping operations in Haiti, the last of which ended in 2017.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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Later in the day, the original pablum from the White House was approved by the Security Council when Britain and France withheld their vetoes by abstaining while China and Russia voted in favor.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Arizona apologized for fans’ derogatory chants directed at BYU after the Cougars upset the No. 19 Wildcats in a wild 96-95 win Saturday night.—
Jenna West,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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The Trojans, the No. 6 seed, upset No. 3 Bellarmine in San Jose.—
Joseph Dycus,
The Mercury News,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Warehouse robots work alongside human workers who maintain override control.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Previously, Alexa only had manual overrides for presidential candidates.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Go deeper: Mike Johnson struggles to contain a GOP budget revolt Editor's note: This is a developing story.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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Ray, although in his forties, was at one with youth in revolt.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The roof and walls of the institute have collapsed.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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The core collapses as the outer layers of the stars are shed.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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The fusion of blockchain, AI and decentralized governance models is already disrupting some industries, and those who embrace these changes could be at the forefront of the digital revolution.—
Daniel Levy,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Syria and Libya are very different countries, but Libya, too, experienced an Arab Spring revolution that pitted multiple armed groups against a longtime dictator.—
Maha Yahya,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Feb. 2025
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Israel’s leaders had vowed to topple Hamas and bring home the roughly 250 hostages the militant group and its allies abducted in October 2023.—
Rawan Sheikh Ahmad,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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In attempting to topple Henry’s government, gangs shuttered the airport and seaport, burned police stations and freed over 4,000 prisoners.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Overturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overturn. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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