overthrew

verb

Definition of overthrewnext
past tense of overthrow
1
as in toppled

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2
as in overran

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  1. toppled
  2. upended
  3. inverted
  4. overwhelmed
  5. razed
  6. demolished
  7. decimated
Verb
  • Advertisement As Assad was toppled early this month, Israel quickly moved into the Syrian side of a 50-year-old demilitarized buffer zone.
    Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
  • News of the burning Christmas tree generated headlines around the world as the Islamist faction that toppled ex-President Bashar al-Assad aims to restore peace in the nation.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of toppled
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  • The economic outlook of the Los Angeles area, with a population larger than most states, has been clouded by events that have upended the entertainment industry.
    Ana Swanson, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Running Point Kate Hudson stars as Isla Gordon, a woman whose life is upended when a scandal forces her brother to resign from his position, and she is appointed president of the Los Angeles Waves, one of the most storied professional basketball franchises, and her family business.
    Dana Feldman, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of upended
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  • The whole logic of that house is inverted.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
  • In today’s post pandemic age, this paradigm shift has changed as Maslow’s hierarchy of needs has been inverted.
    Billee Howard, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of inverted
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  • Resilience helps in seeing the bigger picture and not getting overwhelmed by immediate difficulties.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The Bengals and Joe Burrow torched the Broncos’ overwhelmed secondary for 412 passing yards in Week 17 — constantly attacking corner Riley Moss in his return from injury.
    Scott Phillips, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of overwhelmed
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  • After a vicious cyclone this month razed slums housing many undocumented immigrants on the French island territory of Mayotte, Safina Soula did not shed a tear.
    Julie Bourdin, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Historians commissioned by the state had just published an official report on the deadly attack on the town of Rosewood in 1923, when a white mob razed the majority-Black community and drove out its residents.
    Kate Payne, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of razed
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  • When the government has demolished shantytowns, citizens have been relocated, but undocumented immigrants have not, UNICEF said.
    Julie Bourdin, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Finally, the wall that had the last remaining barely visible image of Christ was demolished.
    Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of demolished
Verb
  • There were too many drops and pre-snap penalties against a defense decimated by injuries.
    Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Their roster is decimated by injuries.
    Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of decimated
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