as in to fall
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily
the tower of blocks toppled even though I bumped into it ever so slightly
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Recent Examples of topple
Already the winds were toppling trees, creating dangerous surf and bringing extreme wildfire risk to areas that haven’t seen substantial rain in months.
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Wally Skalij, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Over At Least One Hapless Russian The lack of touchscreen functionality helps dispel fears of the laptop toppling backwards.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
And the shakier our belief in the system, the more emboldened people feel to topple it.
—Evan Thies, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
Image In Africa’s coup belt, a string of countries whose governments have been toppled in recent years, the ruling military juntas have leaned in to this criticism to rally public opinion.
—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Wally Skalij, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Over At Least One Hapless Russian The lack of touchscreen functionality helps dispel fears of the laptop toppling backwards.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
And the shakier our belief in the system, the more emboldened people feel to topple it.
—Evan Thies, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
Image In Africa’s coup belt, a string of countries whose governments have been toppled in recent years, the ruling military juntas have leaned in to this criticism to rally public opinion.
—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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On paper, the movie is a very American epic—the rise and fall of a master builder, told as extravagantly as possible on 70-millimeter VistaVision, a largely obsolete film format that was predominantly used in the 1950s and ’60s.David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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This is a negligible amount compared with the more than 3.5 inches that fall during that period in an average year.Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Apparently, Ron had unknowingly stumbled into a deer chase by one or more wolves.Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
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The under sticks out here considering Jim Harbaugh’s typical grind it out mentality and Houston’s stumbling offense.Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
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The instructions emphasized folks not tripping in their fabulous boots while boarding and on being cool.Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
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And two, space heaters can fall and give you a shock or burn—especially if someone trips over the cord.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
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Former unicorn Farfetch, which slipped into administration in late 2023, is being revamped under its new owner Coupang.Samantha Conti, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
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The Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.06% — tech stocks like Palantir, Advanced Micro Devices and Micro Strategy had a rough day — but that’s still close to the flatline and not a precipitous drop.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Shares of Sunrun have popped 16% already this year after tumbling 53% in 2024.Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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Then, out of nowhere, her dog comes rushing over and immediately tumbles, lying on his side and sliding across the ice and out of view of the camera.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Topple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topple. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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