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verb

Definition of overturnsnext
present tense third-person singular of overturn
as in capsizes
to turn on one's side or upside down afraid that my kayak would overturn

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overturns

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noun

plural of overturn
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as in overrides

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as in overthrows

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  1. collapses
  2. falls
  3. revolutions
  4. upends
Verb
  • The next 12 months will determine whether the music industry thrives or collapses under the weight of AI.
    Virginie Berger, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The bailiff then fires at least six shots and Butler collapses on the ground.
    Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of collapses
Verb
  • These companies should abide by whichever deadline falls later.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • However, this year’s start of the eight-day Hanukkah celebration falls on the same night as Christmas — a rare occurrence last seen in 2005 and not to be seen again until 2035.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of falls
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  • This starting point was the beginning of something that has carried on through 3 more revolutions, each building on the previous and leading to fundamental changes in the production, manufacturing, and consumption of goods and, more lately, services.
    Sarwant Singh, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Mobile, social, and digital revolutions had reshaped the world, but sports were still due for an upgrade.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of revolutions
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  • By this point in the book’s life, its status as an exemplar of fiction that upends expectations tips the reader off that there’s something unusual about it.
    Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In this way, Bon upends conventional thought to ask what if concrete infrastructure supports nature rather than suppressing it?
    Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of upends
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