as in capsized
to turn on one's side or upside down
afraid that my kayak would overturn
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Recent Examples of overturned
Statcast measures how many overturned calls a particular team achieves compared to how the average team would fare seeing the same pitches.
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Zack Meisel, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
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
Last year, an appellate court overturned the president’s invocation of wartime authorities to expedite the deportation of Venezuelans on the sensible grounds that Venezuela was not, in fact, invading the United States.
—Gregg Nunziata, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
The verdict of his first New York trial was overturned in 2024, leading to a new trial in 2025 (which resulted in a conviction on one charge, an acquittal on a second charge, and a hung jury on another charge) and a third trial that began this week.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
Photos and videos from the scene show damaged and overturned vehicles scattered alongside the debris and dust on the road.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
Family members said it’s been a long road of frustration, agony and sadness watching Hitchcock’s death sentences get overturned three times amid the nearly a dozen appeals his attorneys have filed over the decades.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Typhoon Sinlaku triggered floods, tore off roofs and overturned cars on Saipan.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Sinlaku triggered floods, tore off roofs and overturned cars on Saipan.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Zack Meisel, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
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
Last year, an appellate court overturned the president’s invocation of wartime authorities to expedite the deportation of Venezuelans on the sensible grounds that Venezuela was not, in fact, invading the United States.
—Gregg Nunziata, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
The verdict of his first New York trial was overturned in 2024, leading to a new trial in 2025 (which resulted in a conviction on one charge, an acquittal on a second charge, and a hung jury on another charge) and a third trial that began this week.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
Photos and videos from the scene show damaged and overturned vehicles scattered alongside the debris and dust on the road.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
Family members said it’s been a long road of frustration, agony and sadness watching Hitchcock’s death sentences get overturned three times amid the nearly a dozen appeals his attorneys have filed over the decades.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Typhoon Sinlaku triggered floods, tore off roofs and overturned cars on Saipan.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Sinlaku triggered floods, tore off roofs and overturned cars on Saipan.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overturned
Verb
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The victims include 12 men and five women who drowned when their boat capsized while attempting the often-dangerous journey to Europe.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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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
Verb
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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
Verb
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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
Verb
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On July 9, 1776, days after listening to a reading of the Declaration of Independence in Lower Manhattan, George Washington’s troops toppled a lead statue of King George III.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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DeHoyos had 11 kills — including seven in the first game —as the RedHawks toppled Glenbard West 25-22, 21-25, 25-17 in a rematch of the 2025 state championship match.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Her Jenny aircraft turned over, dropping Coleman out of the aircraft at about 2,000 feet.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The skull was turned over to the Kane County Coroner's Office for forensic analysis and identification, per the outlets.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Overturned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overturned. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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