as in overturned
to turn on one's side or upside down
a huge wave out of nowhere caused our little sailboat to capsize
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Recent Examples of capsized
The victims include 12 men and five women who drowned when their boat capsized while attempting the often-dangerous journey to Europe.
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ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
In midst of the 1996-1997 race and battling hurricane-force winds and waves reaching six stories high, Goss decided to turn back into the storm to save fellow competitor Raphaël Dinelli, whose boat had capsized thousands of miles from land.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
Four people were rescued Tuesday from the Detroit River after a boat capsized near the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Around 250 people were missing after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals capsized in the Andaman Sea, the United Nations’ refugee and migration agencies said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
—CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
The declaration came after at least two boats capsized near the harbor entrance in the previous month.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
In October 2024, at least 78 people died after a ferry capsized there.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
An annual picnic outing for the employees of the Western Electric Company turned tragic on July 24, 1915, when the boat that was to take them from Chicago to Michigan City, Indiana, capsized.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The most recent deadly shipwreck off Lampedusa happened in August last year, when a boat carrying nearly 100 migrants capsized in international waters, killing at least 26 people.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
In midst of the 1996-1997 race and battling hurricane-force winds and waves reaching six stories high, Goss decided to turn back into the storm to save fellow competitor Raphaël Dinelli, whose boat had capsized thousands of miles from land.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
Four people were rescued Tuesday from the Detroit River after a boat capsized near the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Around 250 people were missing after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals capsized in the Andaman Sea, the United Nations’ refugee and migration agencies said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
—CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
The declaration came after at least two boats capsized near the harbor entrance in the previous month.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
In October 2024, at least 78 people died after a ferry capsized there.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
An annual picnic outing for the employees of the Western Electric Company turned tragic on July 24, 1915, when the boat that was to take them from Chicago to Michigan City, Indiana, capsized.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The most recent deadly shipwreck off Lampedusa happened in August last year, when a boat carrying nearly 100 migrants capsized in international waters, killing at least 26 people.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capsized
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Statcast measures how many overturned calls a particular team achieves compared to how the average team would fare seeing the same pitches.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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There are so many issues with the DNA evidence in the case that Payne's conviction has been overturned, and a retrial has been ordered.—
Megan De Mar,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The brief, failed ouster of Altman in 2023 almost collapsed the ChatGPT maker, with investors pressing the board to bring back Altman and employees pledging to quit en masse if the CEO wasn’t reinstated.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Over the past 50 years, the average size of wildlife populations has collapsed by 73% owing to nature loss and climate change.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
27 Apr. 2026
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In the piece, the Vicar of Christ is felled not by his oppressors but rather by a random cosmic event.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Jeff Shell, now felled from his presidency of Paramount, is living proof.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Caloric restriction, for example, upset her menstruation.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Coral upset experienced veterans of the sport, Christina Gasparich from Los Angeles, and Calla Allison from San Clemente, both of whom have been on the USA National BodySurfing Team for the past three years in-a-row.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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