overturns 1 of 2

verb

Definition of overturnsnext
present tense third-person singular of overturn
as in capsizes
to turn on one's side or upside down afraid that my kayak would overturn

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overturns

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noun

plural of overturn
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as in overrides

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as in overthrows

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  1. collapses
  2. falls
  3. revolutions
  4. upends
Verb
  • After her 10-year relationship collapses, a newly single woman dives back into the dating pool, navigating seven wildly different romantic entanglements that prepare her for her future husband.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In the aftermath, Gloria’s world collapses.
    Veronica Villafañe, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of collapses
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  • Despite spending more per person on healthcare than any other nation, the average life expectancy of American adults falls below that of 56 countries on six continents.
    Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The hybrid formula falls somewhere between an emulsion and a stain with a delightfully hydrating feel.
    Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of falls
Noun
  • The book begins by contextualizing AR within the broader history of technological revolutions, from the dawn of the personal computer to the mobile era, and now to spatial computing.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Bitcoin is a story of how revolutions are won.
    Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of revolutions
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  • By this point in the book’s life, its status as an exemplar of fiction that upends expectations tips the reader off that there’s something unusual about it.
    Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In this way, Bon upends conventional thought to ask what if concrete infrastructure supports nature rather than suppressing it?
    Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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