overturns 1 of 2

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
Verb
  • And then at some point, the house collapses.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Sleep apnea is a condition that causes a sleeper’s breathing to pause when the muscles of the throat relax too much and the airway collapses.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of collapses
Verb
  • Ocean Sun has developed a flexible floating rig that rises and falls with the waves.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The demonic aspect of the show falls heaviest on Linda (Julie Bowen), Dylan’s mom, who begins feeling — and experiencing — an evil presence around her.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of falls
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  • The documentary tracks how ’90s rave folded into San Francisco’s many cultural revolutions, from the Beatniks to the hippies to the punks.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The two revolutions, Calhoun believed, were related.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of revolutions
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