Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tump (over)
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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 -
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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Party members have toyed with reviving Nazi slogans, downplayed the horror wrought by the Holocaust and have been linked to plots to overthrow the government.—
Christopher F. Schuetze,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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The one exception was George W. Bush, who, riding a surge of patriotism and fear following 9/11, attempted to overthrow the Taliban in Afghanistan and waged a foolhearted war in Iraq.—
Steven Gillon / Made by History,
TIME,
17 Feb. 2025
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That led to the Saints to overset the edge or overrun the ball carrier, creating huge cutback lanes.—
Lance Reisland,
cleveland,
23 Dec. 2022
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McGovern will often overset shaded defensive linemen, which opens up the inside move for defenders.—
John Owning,
Dallas News,
1 June 2020
Verb
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Step 10 Retrieve the cake from the freezer, then invert onto a platter (gently warm the bottom of the pan over low heat to release the cake if needed) and remove the parchment.—
Janice Feuer Haugen,
Saveur,
12 Feb. 2025
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Marc Lore, 53, loves to invert old adages, dismissing the originals as anti-entrepreneurial.—
Phoebe Liu,
Forbes,
8 Feb. 2025
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About 30% of the staff at Georgia’s Division of Family and Children Services that oversees benefits enrollment and employment verification had turned over between 2017 and 2022, according to state data.—
Margaret Coker,
ProPublica,
19 Feb. 2025
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The children, meanwhile, have been turned over to a relative via Child Protective Services.—
Gina Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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As of now, there is no case before the Supreme Court directly seeking to overturn Obergefell.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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If these repayment plans are overturned, repealed, or fundamentally changed, many federal student loan borrowers will have no choice but to switch to a different, more expensive repayment plan.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Tump (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tump%20%28over%29. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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