as in capsizes
to turn on one's side or upside down
afraid that my kayak would overturn
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Recent Examples of overturns
Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
Simpler flight design The concept overturns the idea that shock waves must be reduced.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
The decision overturns decades of practice during which immigrants without criminal convictions typically received bond hearings during their immigration cases.
—Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
She is now prohibited from providing services anywhere in Texas unless a court overturns the order.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
If a team successfully overturns a call, the challenge is retained.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
The decision immediately overturns the sweeping tariffs that Trump enacted last year on most imports.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
The Constitutional Court overturns the legislature’s impeachment of Prime Minister Han, restoring his powers as the country’s acting leader.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
The state Supreme Court ruling in favor of the referendum overturns a lower court’s block against the Democrats’ redistricting maneuver.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
Such a determination would require new radiocarbon dating that overturns the original results, which would involve clipping and destroying another snippet of shroud—a step that the Vatican is unlikely to allow.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
Simpler flight design The concept overturns the idea that shock waves must be reduced.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
The decision overturns decades of practice during which immigrants without criminal convictions typically received bond hearings during their immigration cases.
—Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
She is now prohibited from providing services anywhere in Texas unless a court overturns the order.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
If a team successfully overturns a call, the challenge is retained.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
The decision immediately overturns the sweeping tariffs that Trump enacted last year on most imports.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
The Constitutional Court overturns the legislature’s impeachment of Prime Minister Han, restoring his powers as the country’s acting leader.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
The state Supreme Court ruling in favor of the referendum overturns a lower court’s block against the Democrats’ redistricting maneuver.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overturns
Verb
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Based on a tragic true-life incident, director Joe Carnahan's survival thriller stars Zachary Levi as one of four friends who head out on a fishing expedition and their boat capsizes in a nasty storm.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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The group gets stranded at sea off the coast of Florida when their boat capsizes, leading Coast Guard Captain Timothy Close (Duhamel) to oversee the efforts to bring them home as a storm looms.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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The deluge of overrides was seen as a rebuke to Adams, who was frequently at odds with the former council lead by former speaker Adrienne Adams.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2026
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First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro blasted the overrides, saying the proposals are efforts to shift more power to the council and dilute the authority of the mayor’s office.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Dec. 2025
Noun
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New York made four errors on the evening, including two overthrows that led to multiple free bases on the same play.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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Fields, who went 7-of-11 on the day, had a few overthrows on plays that likely were sacks.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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As the video demonstrates, von Ensingen’s drawing (not in the show, alas) collapses all the levels, complete with stairs, setbacks, vaults, and columns, onto a single plane.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
23 Apr. 2026
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For Tottenham, what once felt unthinkable is fast becoming one of the most remarkable collapses the 34-year Premier League era has seen.—
Dean Jones,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The House was unwilling to override two vetoes earlier this year on legislation that passed unanimously.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The issue, though, is that the liberals do not have enough votes to override Lamont’s vetoes.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
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The playoffs have had a fair share of upsets so far, but this is the biggest on paper.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Monkeys in the tourism hotspot have apparently learned to eat dirt to soothe stomach upsets caused by eating too much sweet, fatty and salty snacks fed to them by visitors, a new study found.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
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Lawrence, though, is widely regarded as a top-five player at his position, whereas Greenard falls around 15th among edge rushers in most meaningful metrics.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The 44% theory Steve Dittmore admits that his research interest, the relationship of athletics and enrollment at small colleges, falls pretty far outside of the mainstream, even in the already-niche world of sports and higher ed.—
Mark Dent,
thehustle.co,
24 Apr. 2026
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In agreeing to hear the pair of cases, the justices did not disturb the lower court rulings that blocked the repeals for now.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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The trash and parking fee repeals might be uniquely attractive to a broad swath of San Diegans in a way that may not translate to competitive bidding changes or even pension reform.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Overturns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overturns. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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