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
Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 3 Jan. 2026
The group is optimistic that federal health officials will not overturn this push towards equitable access for all Americans.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 2 Jan. 2026
Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Yesterday, news broke that a formal request to review and overturn Obergefell v. Hodges made its way to the Supreme Court.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2025
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Victor Torres, Alejandra’s cousin, said her daughters were involved in a bus crash in Running Springs in November, when a bus carrying 32 children overturned, CBS News reported.
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The pause on abortions comes about two years after services resumed in the state following the overturn of Roe v. Wade.
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At one point, the Port of Astoria dispatched a 32-foot fiberglass replica of sea lions’ primary predator, the orca, outfitted with real orca sounds, that almost immediately capsized.—
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At least 30 passengers were killed when their boat capsized in September, while 25 others died in similar circumstances in July.—
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To become Florida law, bills need to survive committee hearings, pass votes in the House and Senate and avoid the governor’s veto pen.—
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Congress attempted to rein in that authority after the Vietnam War with the War Powers Resolution, passed over Republican President Richard Nixon’s veto.—
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Its overthrow will not come from outside Iran, nor will it be delivered by the will of foreign capitals.—
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Visit our website The most obvious comparison for this action would be the overthrow of Panamanian General Manuel Noriega, the de facto military leader of the country in the 1980s who was captured by his former allies in the US military 36 years to the day before Maduro’s kidnapping.—
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Uruguay — Now take the above scenario, but imagine Uruguay upsets its towering South American neighbor in the round of 32.—
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The Atlanta Falcons’ upset over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 17 changed everything.—
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Stein’s decision to back a challenger over an incumbent from his own party comes after Cunningham, a longtime Charlotte Democrat first elected in 2012, sided with Republicans on multiple veto override votes.—
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Recently the town of Lexington passed a $660M Prop 2½ override to build its new high school.—
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Critiques from the American right, which lament the film’s timely depictions of a police state, immigrant internment camps and leftist revolt, read like ChatGPT essays programmed to write in the voice of Karen.—
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The film, which is Palestine’s entry for the Best International Feature category of the Oscars, tells the story of the Arab revolt against British colonial rule in Palestine in the 1930s.—
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The activity periodically forms a dome over the main vent, which eventually collapses, causing an eruption.—
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McDearmond knew without Hannah's help, the criminal case against Brian would likely collapse.—
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In recent years, the court’s conservative majority overruling of major, longstanding precedents has become a defining feature of Roberts’ tenure.—
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“Overturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overturn. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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